Bunema Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Bunema Surname Definition:
Bunema is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: exolt and praise the Lord.
Bunema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bunema Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bunema is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: exolt and praise the Lord.
Bunema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bunema is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Bunema live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Bunema is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Outside of The DR Congo Bunema exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bounema | 92 | 8 | / |
| Buenema | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bounejma | 86 | 170 | / |
| Bouneama | 86 | 16 | / |
| Boungema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bonema | 83 | 374 | / |
| Bunima | 83 | 63 | / |
| Bunama | 83 | 57 | / |
| Bunemo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buneme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bonnema | 77 | 2,631 | / |
| Bunemer | 77 | 65 | / |
| Bunimah | 77 | 56 | / |
| Bienema | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bunamah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bounima | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bunamay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bunamai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baunama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bunamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bungima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wuneema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boenema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bungeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunajma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wunemat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buenemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouneme | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bunnamma | 71 | 1,032 | / |
| Wungnema | 71 | 613 | / |
| Bounajma | 71 | 509 | / |
| Bounemer | 71 | 349 | / |
| Bonnemay | 71 | 24 | / |
| Buenamea | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bunaimah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bounehme | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bunyomha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bounamah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boun'ama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bounaima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bunahama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunajmah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wougnema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouneame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunnemer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunomo | 67 | 193 | / |
| Bonima | 67 | 156 | / |
| Bounameau | 67 | 69 | / |
| Boneme | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bonemo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bonemy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bounesmer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bounaaama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahunamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baunnamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boungnemo | 67 | 1 | / |
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