Bunawa Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

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

Bunawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3811:335,54911,759
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bunawa (116) may also be a first name.

Bunawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunawa? popularity and diffusion

Bunawa is the 617,991st most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Bunawa live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 77 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 868,627th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 116 people.

It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 335,549. In Japan it is primarily found in: Okayama Prefecture, where 40 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 24 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Fiji, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunnawa9240/
Bunawah9211/
Bunaway927/
Bunawau924/
Bunawat921/
Butnawa921/
Bunnaiwa8610/
Bounawas869/
Bhunawat865/
Bunnawat864/
Bunnawas862/
Baunawad862/
Bunnawad861/
Bunawi83109/
Bunava8326/
Bunawe839/
Bonawa838/
Bunowa831/
Bunaeva77155/
Bunavad7727/
Bunobaa7711/
Bhinawa7711/
Bounawe776/
Buenava775/
Bunawos774/
Bunavat774/
Bunabai773/
Bungawe773/
Bunnawi772/
Bunawih772/
Bounaba772/
Bounowa772/
Bonawai771/
Bonhawa771/
Bhunava771/
Boonnawa71155/
Bunnawit7142/
Bunnavad7124/
Buinavad7111/
Bunnowat714/
Bunavait714/
Bounouwa713/
Bunavadh712/
Bunabhai711/
Bounnava711/
Bhunavad711/
Bungawee711/
Bumnavat711/
Bunova67308/
Buneva67173/
Bunabi67131/
Bhuinavad67110/
Bonawi6752/
Bonawe6745/
Bunabo6721/
Bonowa6712/
Bunabe677/
Bhunabhai676/
Bunowo675/
Vunava674/
Bunowe671/
Bunoba671/
Bunave671/
Bonawy670/

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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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  • 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 Bunawa
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