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The Bonavia surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 254 people carried this name — #75,799 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 248 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bonavia surname

A surname transferred from the nickname.

From bona (“good”) + via (“way”), used as a propicious or auspicious nickname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bonavia» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 400 people named Bonavia live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 136
Buenos Aires Province 99
Santa Fe 52
Chubut 34
City of Buenos Aires 33
Mendoza 32
Neuquén 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Bonavia.

34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 34
Bouches-du-Rhône 26
Alpes-Maritimes 15
Pyrénées-Orientales 5
Hérault 4
Aube 3
Var 3
Loiret 1
Essonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Bonavia,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emanuel Bonavia
    Emanuel Bonavia 1826–1908 · physician
  • Emanuel Bonavia
    Emanuel Bonavia 1829–1908 · physician
  • Salvador Bonavia i Flores
    Salvador Bonavia i Flores 1876–1925 · bookseller
  • Harry Bonavia
    Harry Bonavia 1908– · athlete
  • Carlo Bonavia 1750–1788 · painter
  • Gaetana Cecilia Francesca Bonavia 1813–1890

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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