Abunu Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Abunu (58) may also be a first name.

Abunu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abunu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abunu (Oriya: ଅବୁନୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abunu is the 1,300,225th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Abunu reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abunu is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 58 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Abunu is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 38 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 18 percent reside and Plateau, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Abunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Abunu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.

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Ebunui731/
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Awunuh731/
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Abunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abunu in the Oriya language
ଅବୁନୁabunu66.67
ଆବୁନୁabunu33.33

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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
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  • 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 Abunu
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