Bunin Surname

76,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Bunin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,2781:27,3063,801
United States4391:825,64763,294
Thailand2161:327,02956,393
Kazakhstan1241:142,60114,481
Belarus691:137,69719,449
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Kyrgyzstan361:165,90717,348
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Israel201:427,88233,464
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Buñin (1) are calculated separately.

Bunin (96) may also be a first name.

Bunin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunin (Georgian: ბუნინი, Russian: Бунин) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Buñin. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunin? popularity and diffusion

Bunin is the 76,443rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,136,903 people. Bunin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bunin live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 96 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 5,278 people, or 1 in 27,306. In Russia Bunin is most frequent in: Orenburg Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Voronezh Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Moscow, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Bunin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bunin last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bunin surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Bunin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.81% less than the national average, earning 239,440 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.45% more than the national average, earning $57,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% less than the national average, earning $38,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buñin931/
Bunina915,563/
Buning911,909/
Bungin911,275/
Bunnin91632/
Bounin91265/
Bunion91120/
Butnin9190/
Baunin9168/
Buynin9118/
Bugnin916/
Buhnin914/
Bhunin911/
Buinin911/
Bumnin911/
Bunning831,937/
Beuning83539/
Buining83390/
Bougnin83185/
Buningh83104/
Bounina8372/
Beunink8354/
Bousnin8333/
Baunina8327/
Bauning8320/
Buynink8320/
Bouhnin8312/
Bunnion8310/
Buynina836/
Bahunin836/
Butning835/
Buuning835/
Buinink835/
Bouning835/
Buhnina832/
Bunnink832/
Bunienė832/
Buinina831/
Bhunina831/
Baunisn831/
Buynion830/
Bumning830/
Bonin8029,476/
Bunim801,085/
Bunyn80698/
Vunin80180/
Bunen8042/
Wunin801/
Buijnink7785/
Beuningh7729/
Bougning7710/
Buninova776/
Bouhnina775/
Baunning772/
Bunninng771/
Buinienė771/
Bouninne771/
Bonnin7320,795/
Boonin731,206/
Bunnim73946/
Bunyna73890/
Beunen73494/
Bunyon73424/
Buñing73263/
Butnen73233/
Buenen73152/
Buunen73122/
Bunuen7377/
Bunaen7352/
Vunina7352/
Buneng7340/
Boninn7339/
Bunnen7320/
Busnen7316/
Bounen7310/
Bonien736/
Bhunen734/
Boenin732/
Baunen731/
Wunien731/
Buhnen731/
Wounin731/
Baunim731/
Wungin731/
Bunent730/
Boumgning7131/
Bunnaen67200/
Bühning67142/
Wunnink67107/
Wunning6767/
Boonnin6752/
Bunnoen6751/
Buingin6710/
Boenien677/
Bunneng675/
Bienien675/
Wougnin672/
Baunyna672/
Vuynina671/
Bonnnin671/
Bousnen671/
Wauning671/
Wunginn671/
Baunenn671/
Butneen671/
Booninn671/
Buehnen671/
Bonnien670/
Wuining670/

Bunin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunin in the Georgian language
ბუნინიbunini-
Bunin in the Russian language
Бунинbunin-

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