Family name Buniad (Buniad 
, Буняд 
) , globally, is a very rare cognomen. The cognomen Buniad is characteristic of Georgia, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, and Russia. More frequently, Buniad is the forename as well as the last name.