Bunel Surname

107,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bunel Surname Definition:

Lords of Tissy near Caen (Des Bois). In 1165 Roger Bunel and Robert Fitz-Julian held 2 fees in Lincoln from Richard de la Haye (Lib. Niger).

Bunel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,9051:17,0101,863
Romania1601:125,48713,763
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England301:1,857,26974,552
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
India81:95,883,173728,828
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Buñel (1) are calculated separately.

Bunel (793) may also be a first name.

Bunel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lords of Tissy near Caen (Des Bois). In 1165 Roger Bunel and Robert Fitz-Julian held 2 fees in Lincoln from Richard de la Haye (Lib. Niger).

The Norman People (1874)

Bunel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunel (Hindi: बुनेल, Marathi: बुनेल, Russian: Бунель) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Buñel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunel? popularity and diffusion

Bunel is the 107,090th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,671,839 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bunel live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bunel is also the 290,823rd most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 793 people.

The last name Bunel is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 3,905 people, or 1 in 17,010. In France Bunel is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 48 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent are found. Beside France this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Bunel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bunel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunel surname grew 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bunel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bunel last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Bunel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.61% more than the national average, earning $54,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buñel931/
Busnel912,068/
Buniel911,825/
Bunnel91114/
Beunel9197/
Bunuel9195/
Bunell9119/
Bounel9113/
Bugnel915/
Bhunel914/
Bunael913/
Baunel911/
Buenel911/
Buinel911/
Bunl8951/
Bunnell838,726/
Beusnel8333/
Bugnell8325/
Busnell8314/
Baunell834/
Bauniel832/
Buhniel831/
Buenuel831/
Bouënel831/
Buinell831/
Bounell830/
Beunell830/
Butnell830/
Buenell830/
Buneltt830/
Bunoell830/
Bonel802,044/
Bounl809/
Bunil803/
Bunll802/
Bunyl802/
Baunl801/
Bhunl801/
Bunhl801/
Bounnell7720/
Buunnell771/
Bounehel771/
Boutnell771/
Buehnell771/
Busnnell771/
Baunnell770/
Bonnel735,400/
Boniel732,489/
Bonell731,954/
Bounil73770/
Buñuel73479/
Buniol7390/
Bunlet7388/
Bungli7314/
Bienel7311/
Bunyol7310/
Bungil739/
Vunnel739/
Butnil736/
Boenel735/
Buñiel735/
Wuniel734/
Bunled733/
Bunnil731/
Bunleh731/
Bunlep731/
Bhuinl731/
Bhaunl731/
Wutnel731/
Bunill730/
Bonnell678,539/
Bouniol671,286/
Bonniel67121/
Bonneel6792/
Boehnel6727/
Buml6722/
Bonl678/
Wunl672/
Vunl672/
Busceml672/
Boniell671/
Bhaunil671/
Vunnell671/
Bieniel671/
Bunnill670/
Wounell670/
Wunnell670/

Bunel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunel in the Hindi language
बुनेलbunela98.5
बूनेलbunela1.5
Bunel in the Marathi language
बुनेलbunela66.67
बनेलbanela11.11
बूनेलbunela11.11
बुणेलbunela11.11
Bunel in the Russian language
Бунельbunel-

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