Bunva Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bunva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bunva (128) may also be a first name.

Bunva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunva (Hindi: बुनवा, Marathi: बुंवा, Russian: Бунва) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bunva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Bunva reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 128 people.

The last name Bunva is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Bunva is mostly concentrated in: Kamwenge District, where 54 percent reside, Kisoro District, where 15 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 15 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baunva916/
Bunvay913/
Bunvai912/
Bunvat911/
Bhunva911/
Buynva911/
Bhunvad8313/
Buunvai831/
Bunwa80376/
Bunba8042/
Bunua8031/
Bumva8010/
Bunve801/
Wunva801/
Bunbai731,486/
Bunuea73609/
Bunwai73436/
Bounba7331/
Bunbas736/
Bunnua735/
Bunwas735/
Bunvet735/
Bunhua734/
Baunwa734/
Bunuap734/
Bhunua733/
Bounve732/
Bunbay732/
Bumvay731/
Bunwad731/
Buinwa731/
Bonvah731/
Bunved731/
Bunbah731/
Bienva731/
Bhunve731/
Bhumva731/
Bunver731/
Bunbha731/
Bunhuat67608/
Bunnuea67606/
Bunhuap67106/
Bunwait6716/
Bunnuha6715/
Bounbai6714/
Beunuah676/
Bounbaa674/
Boonvai674/
Bunhuad673/
Bunimpa672/
Bunuhai671/
Butinba671/
Bhuinua671/
Wounvah671/
Bhoonva671/
Bhujnba671/
Buinwad671/
Butinwa671/
Beunway670/

Bunva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunva in the Marathi language
बुंवाbunva-
Bunva in the Hindi language
बुनवाbunava98.82
बूनवाbunava1.18
Bunva in the Russian language
Бунваbunva-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bunva
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