Alunu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Alunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Alunu (17) may also be a first name.
Alunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alunu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Alunu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Alunu is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Alunu live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alunu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alungu | 91 | 358 | / |
| Galunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Halungu | 83 | 49 | / |
| Alounou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Galungu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Allungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alumnus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alonu | 80 | 121 | / |
| Olunu | 80 | 57 | / |
| Alinu | 80 | 56 | / |
| Alounous | 77 | 2,764 | / |
| Aloungou | 77 | 17 | / |
| Alhunush | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alhounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Algounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galungau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olungu | 73 | 141 | / |
| Halinu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Golunu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ailonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olaunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alinui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Allinu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olounou | 67 | 519 | / |
| Ollungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hallinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holounou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oloungou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Olonu | 60 | 4,705 | / |
| Elinu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Olinu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Olonnu | 55 | 39 | / |
| Oloenu | 55 | 38 | / |
| Holonu | 55 | 22 | / |
| Alonou | 55 | 17 | / |
| Alinau | 55 | 2 | / |
| Alineu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Alienou | 50 | 29 | / |
| Allinou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ahlonou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Alunu
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