Around the globe, บุญยะ (Bunya 
, บุญยะ ) is a common girly first name. The forename บุญยะ is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a common girly name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Japan, Nigeria, and India. Much less frequently, บุญยะ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bunya | Malaysia, Japan, Uganda, Thailand, Nigeria |
| บุญยะ | Thailand |