Bunua Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bunua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bunua (24) may also be a first name.

Bunua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunua (Hindi: बुनुआ, Oriya: ବୁନୁଆ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bunua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bunua is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Bunua are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Bunua is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 96 percent are found and Madang, where 4 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Bunua occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 13 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunuea91609/
Bunnua915/
Bunuap914/
Bunhua914/
Bhunua913/
Bunhuat83608/
Bunnuea83606/
Bunhuap83106/
Bunnuha8315/
Beunuah836/
Bunhuad833/
Bunuhai831/
Bhuinua831/
Bunwa80376/
Bonua8057/
Bunba8042/
Bunva8015/
Wunua806/
Vunua804/
Bunuo802/
Bounouha771/
Bunbai731,486/
Bunwai73436/
Bounba7331/
Boonua7319/
Baunva736/
Bunwas735/
Baunwa734/
Bunvay733/
Bunbay732/
Bunvai732/
Bhunva731/
Bunbha731/
Bunwad731/
Bunvat731/
Buinwa731/
Bonwua731/
Vunuah731/
Bunbah731/
Buynva731/
Bonnua731/
Wounuah6797/
Boonuea6758/
Boonnua6743/
Bunwait6716/
Bounbai6714/
Bhunvad6713/
Bounbou678/
Bounbaa674/
Bonnuea673/
Boonuae671/
Butinwa671/
Bhujnba671/
Buunvai671/
Buinwad671/
Beunway670/

Bunua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunua in the Hindi language
बुनुआbunu'a-
Bunua in the Oriya language
ବୁନୁଆbunu'a66.67
ବୁଣୁଆbunu'a33.33

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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
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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 Bunua
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