Bunyad Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bunyad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunyad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3751:85,7422,390
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
Pakistan881:2,030,04419,416
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Bünyad (8) are calculated separately.

Bunyad (683) may also be a first name.

Bunyad Last Name Facts

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

Bunyad (Hindi: बुन्याद, Marathi: मुन्याद, Russian: Буняд) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can also appear as a variant: Bünyad. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bunyad.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunyad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bunyad is the 519,402nd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname Bunyad occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Bunyad are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 316,697th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 683 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 85,742. In Afghanistan Bunyad is most numerous in: Ghazni, where 57 percent are found, Kabul, where 21 percent are found and Balkh, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Bunyad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bunyad surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Bunyad earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bünyad948/
Bunyaad922/
Bunayyad861/
Bonyad83349/
Bunyat83170/
Bunyod83114/
Bugnad832/
Bunjad832/
Bunead831/
Buniad831/
Bunyadova8093/
Boonyad7717/
Bhunjad7715/
Bunyate775/
Bunyaat774/
Bougnaud71118/
Bunyahat714/
Bunyot672,271/
Bunyatova67382/
Bünyat67176/
Buniat6783/
Bugnod6723/
Bonyat677/
Bunhat675/
Boniad674/
Bonyod673/
Buniadova672/
Bugnat671/
Bunjadova671/
Bunhod671/
Bonjad671/

Bunyad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunyad in the Hindi language
बुन्यादbun'yada83.64
बुनियादbuniyada9.09
बुनयादbunayada7.27
Bunyad in the Marathi language
मुन्यादmun'yada50
बुनयादbunayada50
Bunyad in the Russian language
Бунядbunad-

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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 Bunyad
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