Bunvu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bunvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bunvu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bunvu Last Name Facts

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

Bunvu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bunvu is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Bunvu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bunvu are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunvut914/
Bunbu801,656/
Bumvu80110/
Vunvu801/
Bunbut731,483/
Bunwud733/
Bunwut733/
Bunbus731/
Bunbui731/
Bienvu731/
Bunbud731/
Bounvoust711/
Bounbou678/
Buinwui672/
Vounvou672/
Bhunbhu671/
Bienveu671/
Buinbui671/
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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 Bunvu
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