Bunyaga Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Bunyaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 733 | 1:72,226 | 7,551 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bunyaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunyaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bunyaga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunyaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 449,900th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bunyaga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 733 people, or 1 in 72,226. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live, Mara Region, where 1 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunyanga | 93 | 8 | / |
| Bunyangha | 88 | 26 | / |
| Bunyoga | 86 | 275 | / |
| Buniaga | 86 | 13 | / |
| Bunyagi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bonyaga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bhunjaga | 80 | 22 | / |
| Bunyonga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bunyagye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bunyange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bunyango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bunianga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bounyagi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buñaga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bounyagui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bounianga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpunyanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boniaga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buñiaga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bonyago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunjage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonyage | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bhunjage | 67 | 61 | / |
| Bunyongo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Boonyago | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buniangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunyonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonihaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bougnagui | 63 | 68 | / |
| Bungiangi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wuhnyonga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mpunianga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bungiangge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bonyogo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bunjogo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bonjage | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bunjongo | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bhonjage | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bonyogou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wonehaga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bougnogo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mpunyongo | 50 | 3 | / |
| Bougnogou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bunyaga
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