Bunuma Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Bunuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Bunuma (41) may also be a first name.

Bunuma Last Name Facts

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

Bunuma is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Bunuma occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of Bunuma are found; 36 percent are found in East Asia and 36 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Bunuma is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 41 people.

The surname Bunuma is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 7,990,268. In Japan Bunuma is primarily found in: Aomori Prefecture, where 88 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 6 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Tanzania, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunumay927/
Bunguma924/
Bungumay8685/
Bounouma8617/
Bunnumma861/
Bunima8363/
Bonuma8319/
Wunuma8312/
Bunumi833/
Bunume831/
Boungouma804/
Buenhumea801/
Bunimah7756/
Bunomoa7744/
Bonouma7716/
Bounima776/
Vunguma771/
Bungume771/
Bonhumea711/
Bunomo67193/
Bonhumeau6766/
Bonoma6761/
Bunome6755/
Boonnumma6744/
Wonuma6715/
Bonumá674/
Vonuma673/
Bounoumou671/
Bunomi671/
Wunumo671/
Bonume671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bunuma
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