Bunun Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Bunun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 173 | 1:408,314 | 71,701 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bunun (31) may also be a first name.
Bunun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bunun (Hindi: बुनून) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,014,722nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Bunun live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Tai-Asia. Bunun is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 408,314. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Roi Et Province, where 50 percent live, Nakhon Sawan Province, where 36 percent live and Bangkok, where 9 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnun | 91 | 2,749 | / |
| Bunung | 91 | 79 | / |
| Bunoun | 91 | 41 | / |
| Bunhun | 91 | 15 | / |
| Bungun | 91 | 12 | / |
| Bounun | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bunaun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beunun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bounoun | 83 | 176 | / |
| Bunnune | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunnhun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bunon | 80 | 3,402 | / |
| Bunum | 80 | 310 | / |
| Bonun | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wunun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bounoung | 77 | 548 | / |
| Bunnaung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bounoune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bugnusen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunnum | 73 | 611 | / |
| Bounon | 73 | 232 | / |
| Bunnon | 73 | 202 | / |
| Beunon | 73 | 61 | / |
| Buynum | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bunaum | 73 | 24 | / |
| Bunoon | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wungun | 73 | 14 | / |
| Boonun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bunoum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bugnum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bunhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonnun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baunum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Butnum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vunaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wounun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonuin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buynon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaunun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Buinon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baunon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beunum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bounheung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonnun | 67 | 201 | / |
| Bunnoen | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bunhoen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bunnoon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bounoon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wunnune | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bounnon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bounoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunneum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buynoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunnoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusnung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vunngun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunusem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunhoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunhaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wounhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuneung | 67 | 1 | / |
Bunun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bunun in the Hindi language | ||
| बुनून | bununa | - |
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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 Bunun
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