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

Bunow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123,864th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,978,698 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bunow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Bunow is also the 412,254th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 433 people.

The surname is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 3,431 people, or 1 in 3,921. Beside Somalia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bunow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bunow last name expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bunow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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