Bunku Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Bunku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 375 | 1:141,178 | 12,968 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bunku (23) may also be a first name.
Bunku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bunku (Hindi: बुनकू, Marathi: बुंकू, Oriya: ବୁଣକୁ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunku? popularity and diffusion
Bunku is the 692,305th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bunku live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bunku is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 141,178. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 99 percent live, Arusha Region, where 0 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkhu | 91 | 122 | / |
| Bunkui | 91 | 42 | / |
| Bungku | 91 | 28 | / |
| Bunkau | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bhunku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bunkeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Buinku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baunku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bunkou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bounkeu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Bungkut | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bungkui | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bounkou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bunggku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Beunkeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bungkau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bungkuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bungkud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunkouy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Businku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baungku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunnkus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bonku | 80 | 1,097 | / |
| Buncu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Bunkhaus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bonkou | 73 | 138 | / |
| Bonkuy | 73 | 71 | / |
| Bongku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bungcu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bonkeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bonkau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Buncui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Boonku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buncuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonkku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buncus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bumkus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bounkoult | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boutinkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Butincu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Busincu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bumkhuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boonkuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhungcu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boumkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beumkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunkhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vounkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buncheu | 67 | 1 | / |
Bunku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bunku in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଣକୁ | bunaku | - |
| Bunku in the Marathi language | ||
| बुंकू | bunku | - |
| Bunku in the Hindi language | ||
| बुनकू | bunaku | 50 |
| बुनकु | bunaku | 50 |
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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 Bunku
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