Bunima Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Bunima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bunima (620) may also be a first name.
Bunima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bunima is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Bunima are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Bunima is also the 334,926th most widespread first name globally, borne by 620 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea Bunima is mostly found in: Madang, where 64 percent live and East Sepik, where 36 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Burundi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunimah | 92 | 56 | / |
| Bounima | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bungima | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bunaimah | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bounaima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bonima | 83 | 156 | / |
| Bunema | 83 | 66 | / |
| Bunuma | 83 | 44 | / |
| Bunimi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buenimo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bounema | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bunumay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bounimi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bunnimi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Buenema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bonhima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunajma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Butnime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bounajma | 71 | 509 | / |
| Bunnimit | 71 | 183 | / |
| Bounejma | 71 | 170 | / |
| Bounaime | 71 | 59 | / |
| Bounaimi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Bouneama | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bunyomha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mpounima | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boungema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bunajmah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunnumma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bougnime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bienaima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunhimer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bonema | 67 | 374 | / |
| Bonimy | 67 | 185 | / |
| Bonime | 67 | 101 | / |
| Bonimi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bonimo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Buenhumea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buneme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vunimi | 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 Bunima
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