Bunawan Surname

234,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Bunawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,6401:80,6408,534
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Buñawan (48) are calculated separately.

Bunawan (1,244) may also be a first name.

Bunawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunawan occurs most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant: Buñawan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 234,353rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,239,410 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bunawan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bunawan is also the 223,994th most widely held forename globally It is held by 1,244 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,640 people, or 1 in 80,640. In Indonesia Bunawan is most frequent in: West Java, where 26 percent reside, Central Java, where 22 percent reside and Jakarta, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

Bunawan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bunawan are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Bunawan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buñawan9548/
Bunnawan932/
Bonawan8698/
Bunawam866/
Bunaban861/
Bunnawasin824/
Boenawan8085/
Bhinawan8013/
Bunavant802/
Bienawan801/
Bunnawong75171/
Bunnaisuan7130/
Butnaisuan7111/
Bonowan717/
Bonawon712/
Bunabon712/
Bounavong633/
Bunochuan632/
Bunnavong631/
Bunayuhong5946/
Bounnavong5933/
Bonavon573/
Boungnavong5628/

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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 Bunawan
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