Bunani Surname

66,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Bunani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,4111:3,332821
DR Congo2,5581:28,8823,611
Philippines8011:126,39021,652
Uganda4461:87,5329,157
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

The surname Bunani (Hindi: बुनानी, Marathi: बुनानी) is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bunani.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bunani is the 66,876th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 978,720 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bunani live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 330 people.

This surname is most widespread in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,411 people, or 1 in 3,332. Not including Rwanda it 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunani in the Hindi language
बुनानीbunani-
Bunani in the Marathi language
बुनानीbunani-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bunani
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