Alunyu Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Alunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alunyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6071:64,3157,313
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Alunyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alunyu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alunyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alunyu is the 530,215th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alunyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Alunyu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 64,315. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Oyam District, where 63 percent live, Gulu District, where 13 percent live and Kole District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galunyu922/
Alonyu836/
Olunyu834/
Olunju671/
Olgunju6234/
Olaunju624/
Olounju621/
Olohunju5710/
Olgaunju574/
Olouniju572/
Aloniu506/
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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 Alunyu
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