Bunow Surname

123,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Bunow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3,4311:3,921352
Kenya2131:216,80715,399
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bunow (433) may also be a first name.

Bunow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunow is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 123,864th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,978,698 people. The surname Bunow occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bunow are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 412,254th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 433 people.

It is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 3,431 people, or 1 in 3,921. Beside Somalia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Bunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bunow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunow surname increased 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bunow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Bunow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunnow9156/
Bujnow9111/
Bungow919/
Butnow915/
Bunhow911/
Buunow911/
Bunowe911/
Bunoow911/
Bunowa911/
Baunow910/
Bunows910/
Bounowa832/
Bonow801,321/
Bunov80292/
Bunaw807/
Bunob803/
Buynov731,935/
Buinov73546/
Bunova73308/
Bunouf73293/
Bienow73105/
Busnov7373/
Baunov7365/
Butnov7326/
Bungov7321/
Bonowa7312/
Bonnow7311/
Bunawe739/
Buenov737/
Bounaw735/
Bujnov735/
Bounov734/
Bunoff733/
Bunnob733/
Bunoev732/
Bugnaw732/
Bungof731/
Bhunaw731/
Bonouw731/
Bunhaw731/
Buynova672,313/
Buinova67836/
Baunova6774/
Bujnova6735/
Bungova6722/
Bounova6715/
Busnouf679/
Buinovs677/
Boonhow676/
Bounawe676/
Bounouf676/
Buhynov676/
Boonnow674/
Buinoff672/
Buynoff672/
Buhnova671/
Bunnova671/
Bungoff671/
Buynnov671/
Bunhoff670/

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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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  • 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 Bunow
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