Bunung Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Bunung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bunung (117) may also be a first name.
Bunung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bunung is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bunung click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunung? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bunung is the 2,121,169th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Bunung is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Bunung reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 864,112th most widely held first name globally, borne by 117 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 119,908. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 62 percent live, East Sepik, where 16 percent live and Jiwaka, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungung | 92 | 15 | / |
| Bunun | 91 | 250 | / |
| Bounoung | 86 | 548 | / |
| Bunnaung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bunnun | 83 | 2,749 | / |
| Bunong | 83 | 253 | / |
| Bonung | 83 | 44 | / |
| Bunoun | 83 | 41 | / |
| Bunhun | 83 | 15 | / |
| Bungun | 83 | 12 | / |
| Bounun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wunung | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bunaun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beunun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bounheung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bounoun | 77 | 176 | / |
| Bounong | 77 | 41 | / |
| Bunnong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bunhing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuneung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bienung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wusnung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boonung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunnhun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunnune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunon | 73 | 3,402 | / |
| Bunum | 73 | 310 | / |
| Bonun | 73 | 17 | / |
| Boonnung | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bounnong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Booneung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bounoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bugnusen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wununggz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baunhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunnum | 67 | 611 | / |
| Bonong | 67 | 355 | / |
| Bounon | 67 | 232 | / |
| Bunnon | 67 | 202 | / |
| Beunon | 67 | 61 | / |
| Buynum | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bunaum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bunoon | 67 | 19 | / |
| Boonun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bounhieng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boonneung | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bugnum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bunoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bunhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounnhing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buynon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baunum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wunong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vunaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butnum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonnaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baunon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beunum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaunun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buinon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bunung
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