Bunji Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Bunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 166 | 1:125,115 | 14,217 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bunji (22,402) may also be a first name.
Bunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bunji (Hindi: बुंजी, Oriya: ବୁି) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,011,991st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Bunji occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Bunji are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bunji is also the 34,727th most widespread first name internationally, held by 22,402 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 125,115. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and Littoral Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Cameroon Bunji occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bunji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bunji in the Hindi language | ||
| बुंजी | bunji | - |
| Bunji in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁି | bui | - |
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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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- 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 Bunji
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