Bunene Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

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

Bunene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bunene (103) may also be a first name.

Bunene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunene occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bunene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bunene is the 956,400th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Bunene reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 103 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunenge9241/
Bounene9211/
Buniene921/
Bungenge86315/
Bousnene861/
Bouneyne861/
Bunane83750/
Bungen83607/
Bunone83148/
Bonene83106/
Buneni8394/
Bunena8340/
Bunine8320/
Bunean831/
Bousneine8042/
Bunheng77415/
Bounine77110/
Bhunean7725/
Bunengi7724/
Bonenee7715/
Bounena7712/
Bunehyn777/
Butnean777/
Bounone775/
Bunneam775/
Bugnean774/
Boniene774/
Bunesen773/
Bouneni773/
Bunaane772/
Bunnane771/
Boonene771/
Buhnean771/
Bhuneny771/
Mpunene771/
Wuneneh771/
Beunone771/
Buneani771/
Vouneine7186/
Bungenyi7141/
Buhneing7131/
Vouneyne7113/
Bunheang718/
Bunehyna717/
Bounheng715/
Vouniene711/
Buhnnean711/
Bunneang711/
Boumhene711/
Bounaine711/
Bhuuneni711/
Bungaine710/
Bungin671,275/
Bunini67846/
Bunain6782/
Bonean6755/
Bonena6743/
Bonein6728/
Bonneanne6722/
Bounechem674/
Bunhin673/
Bonhen672/
Wonene672/
Boumneing671/
Bounissen671/
Vuneni671/
Bouneseng671/
Bunayn671/
Bunhni671/

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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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  • 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 Bunene
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