Buñuel Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
Buñuel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 466 | 1:100,326 | 8,188 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Bunuel (95) are calculated separately.
Buñuel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buñuel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buñuel is found most frequently in Spain. It may be found as a variant: Bunuel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buñuel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 636,210th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name Buñuel is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Buñuel reside; 97 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 100,326. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 26 percent reside, Navarre, where 24 percent reside and Aragon, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Spain Buñuel is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunuel | 94 | 95 | / |
| Buñel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buñiel | 83 | 5 | / |
| Buenuel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunel | 73 | 4,359 | / |
| Boumnuel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buunnell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busnel | 67 | 2,068 | / |
| Buniel | 67 | 1,825 | / |
| Bonuel | 67 | 372 | / |
| Bunnel | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bumbel | 67 | 112 | / |
| Beunel | 67 | 97 | / |
| Bunell | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bounel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bugnel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhunel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bunael | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buneil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buinel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buenel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baunel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunbel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Buñuel
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