Bunyata Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bunyata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunyata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bunyata (67) may also be a first name.

Bunyata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunyata is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunyata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Bunyata occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Bunyata reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 67 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania Bunyata is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 96 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunyatha935/
Bunyatta931/
Bunyatoa931/
Bunyathai88145/
Bunyathap881/
Bonyata86199/
Bunyati8643/
Bunyota8618/
Buneata865/
Bunyate865/
Bunyato861/
Bunyathi8075/
Boonyata806/
Bunyathip7588/
Bunyathep757/
Boonyatha754/
Bonyattah751/
Bunyastit751/
Bunyathee751/
Bunyatthit71143/
Buniato71100/
Buniati7161/
Boonyathai7140/
Bonyate7134/
Bunyaatich711/
Bunyotha671,157/
Bugnatto6745/
Buniatti6727/
Boonyota679/
Beugnate673/
Bonyhati672/
Bhonyate672/
Boonyato671/
Vunyathe671/
Beunyoti671/

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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 Bunyata
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