Bunani Surname
Approximately 7,446 people bear this surname
Bunani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,411 | 1:3,332 | 821 |
| DR Congo | 2,558 | 1:28,882 | 3,611 |
| Philippines | 801 | 1:126,390 | 21,652 |
| Uganda | 446 | 1:87,532 | 9,157 |
| Tanzania | 139 | 1:380,875 | 27,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Bunani (330) may also be a first name.
Bunani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bunani (Hindi: बुनानी, Marathi: बुनानी) is more commonly found in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bunani.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,876th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 978,720 people. The surname Bunani occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bunani reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bunani is also the 482,193rd most common forename in the world. It is borne by 330 people.
It is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,411 people, or 1 in 3,332. Other than Rwanda this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bunani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bunani in the Hindi language | ||
| बुनानी | bunani | - |
| Bunani in the Marathi language | ||
| बुनानी | bunani | - |
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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 Bunani
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