Bungey Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Bungey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bungay,' a market-town in the County of Suffolk. A priory there gave it prominence, such institutions giving a great impetus to local surnames.
Jeffrey de Bungeye, Norfolk, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBungey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 229 | 1:117,885 | 13,036 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 121 | 1:201,449 | 15,997 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Bungey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bungay,' a market-town in the County of Suffolk. A priory there gave it prominence, such institutions giving a great impetus to local surnames.
Jeffrey de Bungeye, Norfolk, temp. Edward I: History of Norfolk.
John de Bungey. rector of Hockwold, Norfolk, 1385:: History of Norfolk.
Remer de Bungey, sheriff of London, 1339: Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.
Stephen de Bungheye, Norfolk, 20 Edward: I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Ralph de Bangheye, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Bungeye, Norfolk, ibid.
1565. Married — John Bungey, preacher, and Margaret Parkes: St. Antholin (London).
1771. — Thomas Hicks and Hannah Bungey: St. George, Hanover Square.
From Bungay; a location name in Suffolk.
Bungey Demographics
Average Bungey Salary in
United States
$37,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bungey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bungey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bungey (Tibetan: བུན་རྒྱས་) has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bungey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 772,238th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Bungey occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Bungey live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Bungey is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 117,885. In Australia Bungey is primarily found in: South Australia, where 53 percent are found, Western Australia, where 21 percent are found and Victoria, where 10 percent are found. Not including Australia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Bungey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bungey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bungey surname declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bungey Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Bungey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.23% more than the national average, earning R 437,808 per year and in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bungey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bungey in the Tibetan language | ||
| བུན་རྒྱས་ | büngyé | - |
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