Oklahoma (1: 5,271) 6. Mississippi (1: 5,508) 7. Indiana (1: 5,782) 8. North Carolina (1: 5,981) 9. South Carolina (1: 6,345) 10. Georgia (1: 7,832) 11. Virginia (1: 8,003) 12. Alaska (1: 8,409) 13. Louisiana (1: 9,551) 14. Nevada (1: 9,569) 15. Oregon (1: 9,822) 16. Alabama (1: 10,430) 17. Idaho (1: 11,168) 18. Texas (1: 11,626) 19. Kansas (1: 11,809) 20. West Virginia (1: 12,068) 21. New Mexico (1: 12,696) The frequency of the surname was highest (over 20 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: 1. Chowan County, N.C. (1: 77) 2. Morgan County, Tenn. (1: 133) 3. Wayne County, Miss. (1: 173) 4. Russell County, Ky. (1: 250) 5. Wilkes County, Ga. (1: 271) 6. Whitley County, Ky. (1: 277) 7. Adair County, Okla. (1: 277) 8. Bertie County, N.C. (1: 279) 9. Lewis County, Tenn. (1: 299) 10. Perquimans County, N.C. (1: 302) 11. Metcalfe County, Ky. (1: 312) 12. Hancock County, Tenn. (1: 318) 13. Barren County, Ky. (1: 321) 14. Ellsworth County, Kan. (1: 337) 15. Anderson County, Tenn. (1: 343) 16. Bamberg County, S.C. (1: 386) 17. Claiborne County, Tenn. (1: 445) 18. Rush County, Kan. (1: 455) 19. Adair County, Mo. (1: 457) 20. Wayne County, Tenn. (1: 458) 21. Roane County, Tenn. (1: 461) 22. Fayette County, Ind. (1: 468) 23. Perry County, Tenn. (1: 492) 24. Gordon County, Ga. (1: 502) 25. Hamblen County, Tenn. (1: 505) 26. Hertford County, N.C. (1: 509) 27. Ohio County, Ky. (1: 533) 28. Adair County, Ky. (1: 535) 29. Meigs County, Tenn. (1: 555) 30. Campbell County, Tenn. (1: 559) 31. Howell County, Mo. (1: 585) 32. Baker County, Ore. (1: 593) 33. Lander County, Nev. (1: 603) 34. Gates County, N.C. (1: 613) References See also Bunche, another surname