Amunu Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2451:159,34413,854
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Amunu (103) may also be a first name.

Amunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amunu (Bengali: অমুনু, Marathi: अमुनु, Oriya: ଅମୁନୁ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 721,185th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Amunu are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amunu is also the 930,172nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 103 people.

Amunu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 159,344. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Oyam District, where 32 percent live, Koboko District, where 18 percent live and Lira District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amungu91163/
Amunau9175/
Amunut917/
Amuinu917/
Amunuh913/
Gamunu912/
Aumunu912/
Amunus911/
Ajmunu911/
Amumnu911/
Amaunut83136/
Amounou8362/
Gamungu8314/
Amungou831/
Hamaunu831/
Aminu80795,407/
Omunu801,264/
Amonu8054/
Emunu8026/
Amoungou7785/
Hamounou775/
Ahmounou772/
Haamungu772/
Amounnou771/
Aimounou771/
Hammunus770/
Aminuy731,082/
Omungu73769/
Haminu73457/
Aminui73165/
Aaminu7365/
Aminuu7334/
Amminu7319/
Ahminu7312/
Aiminu7310/
Omuenu739/
Aminuh736/
Auminu735/
Amoonu734/
Omounu733/
Ayminu733/
Hamonu732/
Omuinu731/
Amoenu731/
Aimonu731/
Omunui731/
Ahamounou719/
Hammounou711/
Ahamonu6712/
Emounou676/
Hamminu675/
Haumonu673/
Omgungu672/
Haiminu671/
Oimuinu671/

Amunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amunu in the Bengali language
অমুনুamunu-
Amunu in the Marathi language
अमुनुamunu-
Amunu in the Oriya language
ଅମୁନୁamunu50
ଆମୁନୁamunu50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amunu
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