Bunaka Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Latvia

Bunaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bunaka (67) may also be a first name.

Bunaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bunaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bunaka (Hindi: बुनाका, Marathi: बुनका, Oriya: ବୁଣକାତାି) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Bunaka is mostly found in Asia, where 30 percent of Bunaka reside; 30 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 67 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 67 percent reside and East New Britain, where 33 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Bunaka exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Latvia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bunaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunaka in the Oriya language
ବୁଣକାତାିbunakatai-
Bunaka in the Marathi language
बुनकाbunaka-
Bunaka in the Hindi language
बुनाकाbunaka75
बुनकाbunaka25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bunaka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis