Buñay Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Buñay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Bunay (1,236) are calculated separately.
Buñay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buñay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buñay (Hindi: बुनय) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bunay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buñay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Buñay reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Caribbean South America.
The surname Buñay is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,077,134. In Colombia Buñay is most frequent in: Nariño Department, where 57 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 30 percent live and Capital District, where 4 percent live. Barring Colombia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunay | 93 | 1,236 | / |
| Buñgay | 91 | 3 | / |
| Buña | 89 | 63 | / |
| Buñy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bueña | 80 | 69 | / |
| Buñas | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bauña | 80 | 7 | / |
| Buñey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buñat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buñ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bungay | 73 | 6,182 | / |
| Bunayu | 73 | 2,451 | / |
| Bunaya | 73 | 2,359 | / |
| Bugnay | 73 | 1,122 | / |
| Buynay | 73 | 253 | / |
| Baunay | 73 | 101 | / |
| Bounay | 73 | 57 | / |
| Bunayo | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bunnay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bunaye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bunhay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Buinay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bunayi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhunay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bunyay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bunaay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buiñas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bumjay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buenay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bunauy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bunjay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Buna | 67 | 9,898 | / |
| Buñi | 67 | 1,059 | / |
| Buny | 67 | 529 | / |
| Buynaya | 67 | 287 | / |
| Buñe | 67 | 259 | / |
| Bounaya | 67 | 252 | / |
| Bunayah | 67 | 235 | / |
| Bunayya | 67 | 230 | / |
| Bunaiya | 67 | 178 | / |
| Bhunaya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bungaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bhuinay | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bounaye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bunayos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bunaiye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bunayat | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bunyaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bungayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bunayot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhunaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhunajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busnaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhunayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhungay | 67 | 1 | / |
Buñay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buñay in the Hindi language | ||
| बुनय | bunaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Buñay
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