Bunika Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Moldova

Bunika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bunika (145) may also be a first name.

Bunika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunika (Oriya: ବୁନିକା, Russian: Буника) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunika? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Bunika occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Bunika live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 145 people.

The last name Bunika is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kween District, where 75 percent reside and Bukwo District, where 25 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bunika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunika in the Oriya language
ବୁନିକାbunika66.67
ବୁନୀକାbunika33.33
Bunika in the Russian language
Буникаbunika-

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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 Bunika
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