Buniag Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Buniag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buniag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4431:228,52935,051
Northern Mariana Islands441:1,240173
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Guam11:160,1214,893
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Buniag Last Name Facts

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

Buniag is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buniag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 619,831st most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. The surname Buniag occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Buniag are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 228,529. In The Philippines Buniag is mostly found in: Central Luzon, where 90 percent live, National Capital Region, where 5 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 2 percent live. Other than The Philippines Buniag occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Mariana Islands, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Buniag Last Name Statistics demography

Buniag earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buniak832,701/
Bunyag83181/
Buniac8311/
Boniag835/
Buneag834/
Buniog832/
Bunayog771,178/
Bhunjag77249/
Bujniak77242/
Butniak7794/
Busniak7731/
Buniack7718/
Bugniac7711/
Bungiac775/
Buyniak774/
Buugnag771/
Bușneag771/
Buniadk771/
Bhuniaq771/
Buñag733,234/
Bunyahag711/
Bunhaugh710/
Bunyak671,035/
Boniog67311/
Boniak67279/
Bunjak67118/
Bunyog6788/
Buniakova6782/
Bunjac6764/
Bougnague6733/
Buniaková673/
Bonyag673/
Boniaq671/
Buneac671/
Bugnak671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buniag
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