Buniga Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Buniga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Buniga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buniga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buniga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Buniga.
How Common Is The Last Name Buniga? popularity and diffusion
Buniga is the 2,635,433rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Buniga reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,219,977. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 69 percent are found, Arua District, where 28 percent are found and Bukwo District, where 3 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bujniga | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bouniga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bougniga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhunigad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boniga | 83 | 149 | / |
| Vuniga | 83 | 48 | / |
| Bunige | 83 | 30 | / |
| Bunigi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wuniga | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bunega | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bunigo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bougnigat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bunyoga | 77 | 275 | / |
| Buniger | 77 | 83 | / |
| Bonigea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bounega | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bunigye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bungigo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunugha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhunjga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vunniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuiniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buniege | 77 | 0 | / |
| Busnigye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boneigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vunaigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunniger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonighai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounegaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busnegas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouniger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bonige | 67 | 735 | / |
| Bonigi | 67 | 473 | / |
| Bonigo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bonega | 67 | 45 | / |
| Voniga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buñgay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wunuingga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woniga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vounisgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouneghaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Buniga
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