Bunbun Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

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

Bunbun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunbun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Bunbun (735) may also be a first name.

Bunbun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunbun (Russian: Бунбун) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunbun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bunbun is the 832,284th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Bunbun reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Bunbun is also the 303,693rd most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 735 people.

Bunbun is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 41,814. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 62 percent reside, Madang, where 13 percent reside and West New Britain, where 11 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunbaung861/
Baunbaun860/
Bunbon8316/
Bonbun831/
Bunbum831/
Bounboune808/
Bunbunova802/
Bhunbhune801/
Bunboon7726/
Bonbuin772/
Bumbuin771/
Wunbung771/
Buttenbaun751/
Bhaunbhaune711/
Bonbon673,492/
Bumbum67244/
Wonbun6710/
Bonbón671/
Vunbum671/
Wunwun671/

Bunbun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunbun in the Russian language
Бунбунbunbun-

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