Bunam Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

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

Bunam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5051:139,87821,795
Papua New Guinea2391:34,1164,010
India331:23,244,406321,547
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bunam (156) may also be a first name.

Bunam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunam (Hindi: बूनम) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 437,080th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Bunam reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Bunam is also the 735,679th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 156 people.

Bunam is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 139,878. In Thailand Bunam is most prevalent in: Samut Prakan Province, where 36 percent reside, Satun Province, where 20 percent reside and Phitsanulok Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Thailand Bunam exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Bunam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bunam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunam last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunnam913,245/
Buname91314/
Butnam91280/
Bunaim9164/
Bungam9147/
Bhunam9143/
Bounam9137/
Bunham9134/
Bunaum9124/
Baunam913/
Buynam913/
Busnam912/
Buhnam911/
Buinam910/
Bunngam832,382/
Bounaim832,364/
Bungnam83269/
Boungam8385/
Bounnam8326/
Buhnnam8317/
Bounajm8315/
Bounaïm8315/
Bougnam8312/
Baungam8311/
Bhusnam839/
Bouname838/
Bouneam835/
Bunneam835/
Bhungam833/
Bujngam831/
Buttnam831/
Bounamm831/
Bunhaum831/
Bounaam831/
Boujnam831/
Bhuinam831/
Bhunham831/
Beungam831/
Bunname831/
Bunaham830/
Buenham830/
Bunnham830/
Buignam830/
Bousnam830/
Bonam8010,954/
Bunan801,072/
Bunom80313/
Wunam8034/
Vunam8031/
Bounaime7759/
Bounaame772/
Boun'ame771/
Bouna'me771/
Bouneame771/
Bhuthnam771/
Bunaymeh771/
Bounaaim771/
Bounhaim771/
Bounacem771/
Bounngam771/
Vunnam733,190/
Bunhan731,754/
Bungan731,462/
Bunnom731,272/
Bunnan73993/
Bunane73750/
Bunhom73723/
Wounam73438/
Bounan73207/
Bunang73139/
Boonam73123/
Bhonam73111/
Butnan7395/
Bunain7382/
Bunand7365/
Bunome7355/
Bhunan7337/
Baunan7331/
Bonnam7324/
Bungom7322/
Bhinam738/
Bumham736/
Buenom735/
Buynan735/
Bunoum734/
Bumnan733/
Wunnam732/
Bounom732/
Busnan731/
Bunayn731/
Bunean731/
Bonamm731/
Vunaam731/
Vusnam731/
Buinan731/
Mpunam731/
Bonaim731/
Wutnam731/
Bunoom731/
Bunaun731/
Bunaan731/
Buhnan730/
Beunan730/
Bunant730/
Baunom730/
Bounaamme719/
Bounane67484/
Boonnam67451/
Bounang67345/
Voungam67229/
Boonaum67191/
Boungan6757/
Bugnand6748/
Butnain6736/
Butnang6731/
Bhunean6725/
Bunasin6723/
Bunnang6723/
Bougnan6721/
Boonaim6718/
Bhuinan6717/
Vhaunam6716/
Beunang6713/
Bounhom6711/
Baunann6710/
Bousnan6710/
Baugnan679/
Bienaim678/
Bunasen677/
Bunaten677/
Butnean677/
Bounnan675/
Bounain675/
Bunhome675/
Bugnean674/
Whunham674/
Bhunnom674/
Bunatin673/
Bunnann673/
Baungan673/
Bougnom673/
Bgujnan673/
Bhunhan673/
Bonaham672/
Bounoum672/
Bunaane672/
Buynand672/
Bounand672/
Booneam672/
Bunnane671/
Bonhamm671/
Bhungan671/
Bhunnan671/
Bhusnan671/
Bhoonam671/
Vuunnam671/
Buhnean671/
Boenham671/
Wounham671/
Bunosim671/
Buinand671/
Boungom671/
Bouhnan671/
Beungan671/
Baumnan671/
Baunoom671/
Bunnain671/
Bunneum671/
Bunnoom671/
Bunnoum671/
Bunahan671/
Bunhang671/
Hvunham671/
Bonnham670/
Baunnan670/
Bunheim670/
Bunnand670/
Buhnnan670/
Bausnan670/
Vauname670/

Bunam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunam in the Hindi language
बूनमbunama-

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