Buney Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Buney Surname Definition:
BUNY: William Buny, Scots merchant, had a safe conduct into England, 1412 (Bain, IV, 829). Patrick Buny held land in Linlithqw, 1461 (RAA., II, p. 119), and Henry Buny held a tenement there in 1472 (Sc. Ant., XVII, p. 116).
Buney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
The alternate forms: Buñey (1) are calculated separately.
Buney (298) may also be a first name.
Buney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BUNY: William Buny, Scots merchant, had a safe conduct into England, 1412 (Bain, IV, 829). Patrick Buny held land in Linlithqw, 1461 (RAA., II, p. 119), and Henry Buny held a tenement there in 1472 (Sc. Ant., XVII, p. 116).
Probably from Bunny, co. Notts. The B.'s of Ibdrope were said to have held that Hampshire estate from temp. King John. B.L.G.
Buney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buney (Russian: Буней) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Buñey. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buney is the 1,967,751st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Buney is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Buney reside; 70 percent reside in North Asia and 70 percent reside in Slavic North Asia. Buney is also the 510,666th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 298 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,287,668. In Russia it is mostly found in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Russia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 11 percent reside and Taiwan, where 7 percent reside.
Buney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buney surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buney in the Russian language | ||
| Буней | bunej | - |
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