Bunka Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Bunka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1261:16,2702,416
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Canada771:478,51441,057
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
India201:38,353,269431,471
England191:2,932,529101,561
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Austria121:709,62061,025
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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

Bunka (648) may also be a first name.

Bunka Last Name Facts

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

Bunka (Hindi: बुनका, Oriya: ବୁନ୍କ, Russian: Бунька) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may occur in the variant forms: Buńka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 573,706th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Bunka reside; 28 percent reside in Northern Europe and 24 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 326,442nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 648 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 16,270. In Latvia Bunka is mostly concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 56 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 42 percent live and Latgale, where 1 percent live. Besides Latvia this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Bunka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bunka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bunka last name rose 713 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bunka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bunka surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Bunka earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.23% less than the national average, earning $38,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buńka931/
Bungka9182/
Bunkha9140/
Bounka9117/
Bunkai916/
Bunkau914/
Bunkas913/
Bunkay912/
Bunkaa911/
Bunkka911/
Baunka911/
Bhunka911/
Beunka911/
Bunkhai83146/
Bohunka8385/
Bunkaya8366/
Bungkap8317/
Bunkhat8316/
Bungkah8314/
Bungkai838/
Bungkad833/
Bunkead833/
Bungkay832/
Bungkau832/
Buunkaa831/
Bounkas831/
Bucenka831/
Bounkap831/
Bounkay831/
Bunke802,970/
Bunko802,237/
Bonka80873/
Bunki80120/
Bunca8023/
Bunky805/
Bunkheha77119/
Bunkhaus773/
Bounkhay773/
Butenkai772/
Bucinkas771/
Bunngkas771/
Bunkaitė771/
Businkas771/
Beungkai771/
Boutenka770/
Bunkoi731,141/
Bungko731,083/
Buncad73567/
Bongka73212/
Buncay73185/
Bungke73114/
Bunkot73102/
Buncea7372/
Buncke7344/
Bunkui7342/
Bungca7333/
Bonkay7328/
Beunke7324/
Bungki7319/
Bunkiy7314/
Bunkoy739/
Bunkie737/
Bonkai737/
Bunkho737/
Buncko736/
Mpunka735/
Bonkau735/
Buinke734/
Baunke733/
Bunkyo733/
Boenka732/
Bhunki732/
Bunkes732/
Bounke732/
Buncas732/
Bunkeu732/
Bounko732/
Bounky732/
Boonka732/
Bunked732/
Bunkij732/
Bunkoh732/
Bunkee731/
Bunkke731/
Bunkou731/
Bonkaa731/
Bonkka731/
Bonkoa731/
Bhonka731/
Vunkaj731/
Bounqa731/
Bonkah731/
Buncai731/
Bunhca731/
Bunkei731/
Bounki731/
Bunkid731/
Bunkyi731/
Bumkai731/
Bunkey730/
Bhausinka716/
Bungcad67239/
Busenko67225/
Bounkit67211/
Bungcas67199/
Buçinca67187/
Bunkhoi67166/
Bunkhio67111/
Bucenko6776/
Butynko6751/
Bucinca6744/
Bungcay6738/
Bunkhot6737/
Bounkeu6732/
Bounket6732/
Beunker6715/
Bungkod6714/
Bhausingka6710/
Boonkai679/
Bungkui678/
Boonkea677/
Bungkoi677/
Bounkou674/
Bunkish674/
Bunkhop674/
Buncker673/
Bongkai673/
Bunchea673/
Bungkie673/
Bunkett672/
Busenki672/
Bhausinkha672/
Bounkio672/
Buincki672/
Beunkeu672/
Bunkeey671/
Bhunkhe671/
Bhaunke671/
Boumkah671/
Bongkau671/
Vounkay671/
Bongkay671/
Bohunke671/
Buncaas671/
Bungqua671/
Bušenko671/
Mpuunka671/
Boonkau671/
Bucinky671/
Bunkeit671/
Bunkhoo671/
Bunkich671/
Bunkouy671/
Buncket671/
Bungkop671/
Bungkuy671/
Baunker670/
Bunkeep670/
Buinker670/
Bunnker670/
Bunckey670/
Bunkker670/
Bunkeer670/
Bunnkee670/

Bunka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunka in the Oriya language
ବୁନ୍କbunka-
Bunka in the Hindi language
बुनकाbunaka96.43
बूनकाbunaka3.57
Bunka in the Russian language
Бунькаbunka-

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