Bunkar Surname

251,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bunkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5571:492,65624,881
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bunkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunkar (Hindi: बुनकर, Marathi: बुनकर, Russian: Бункар) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunkar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,650th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,629,953 people. Bunkar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bunkar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,557 people, or 1 in 492,656. In India Bunkar is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 59 percent live, Maharashtra, where 24 percent live and Delhi, where 4 percent live. Apart from India Bunkar exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Bunkar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bunkar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunkar surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bounkar92126/
Bungkar9265/
Bhunkar9216/
Bunkard927/
Bunkart924/
Bunkhart868/
Buihnkar864/
Bhunkare861/
Bhujnkar861/
Bunkhard860/
Bonkar83153/
Vunkar8322/
Bunkor835/
Buncar831/
Bunkhardt8018/
Bhutenkar808/
Bhusenkar801/
Bhonkar771,444/
Boumkar77274/
Bongkar7751/
Bonkhar7710/
Boonkar772/
Bunkord771/
Bungkor771/
Baumkar770/
Boutinkhar755/
Boonkear719/
Baumkart718/
Boonkair711/
Bounkour711/
Bhaumkar711/
Bunkhort711/
Bonkor6777/
Bounkourt674/
Boncar674/
Buncor671/

Bunkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunkar in the Hindi language
बुनकरbunakara99.79
Bunkar in the Marathi language
बुनकरbunakara94.56
बनकरbanakara3.75
बुणकरbunakara0.38
शंकरsankara0.38
बुंकरbunkara0.38
बून्करbunkara0.19
Bunkar in the Russian language
Бункарbunkar-

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Footnotes

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