Gungun Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gungun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gungun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
India151:51,137,692512,385
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Güngün (1) are calculated separately.

Gungun (5,680) may also be a first name.

Gungun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gungun (Hindi: गुनगुन, Marathi: गुनगुन, Oriya: ଗୁନ୍ଗୁନ୍) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Güngün. For other potential spellings of Gungun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gungun? popularity and diffusion

Gungun is the 1,573,888th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Gungun occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Gungun reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 88,723rd most common first name internationally, borne by 5,680 people.

The surname Gungun is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Gungun is most common in: Benue, where 48 percent are found, Delta, where 28 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gungune9292/
Ngungun923/
Gungung921/
Ungun91496/
Gunun9187/
Güngün891/
Goungoun8648/
Gunggung866/
Gunngunn865/
Gungunne861/
Gunung831,572/
Gungon831,384/
Hungun8328/
Ungung8316/
Gungum8313/
Gunnun836/
Gunune835/
Gongun833/
Gunuin831/
Eungun831/
Aungun831/
Unun80206/
Ghunghune8010/
Ngoungoun801/
Hungund77376/
Gunusen7723/
Gounoun775/
Aungaun772/
Gunnoun772/
Gunoune772/
Aungung771/
Eunghun771/
Ongun738,889/
Ungon73338/
Ungum73225/
Gugum73160/
Unune73147/
Hunun7323/
Gunum7321/
Unaun7314/
Aunun7312/
Gunon7311/
Ounun737/
Unoun732/
Eunun731/
Ununn731/
Unuin731/
Unuun731/
Ungunova7127/
Goungoum717/
Gunngoen715/
Gunnound712/
Hungunnd711/
Guguchin711/
Gounoune711/
Hunghung711/
Houngoun711/
Gounon673,924/
Aungon672,188/
Ungoen671,680/
Gumgum671,528/
Gongon671,172/
Unaune67324/
Hungum6783/
Gunnon6767/
Unggon6754/
Hunaun6735/
Gugung6728/
Unggum6728/
Gunnum6718/
Aunnun6713/
Gounum6712/
Gunoon6711/
Uneune6711/
Gaunon675/
Ghounoune674/
Aunund674/
Hunoun672/
Hunnun672/
Hungon671/
Hongun671/
Heunghung671/
Hgunon671/
Unhgon671/
Ungoon671/
Unnaun671/
Hungheung671/
Hunund671/
Gongón671/
Uinuin671/
Unuten671/
Ngounnoun671/
Ounnun671/
Gunhum670/

Gungun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gungun in the Hindi language
गुनगुनgunaguna96.67
गुन्गुनgun'guna3.33
Gungun in the Oriya language
ଗୁନ୍ଗୁନ୍gun'gun75
ଗୁୁନguuna25
Gungun in the Marathi language
गुनगुनgunaguna66.67
गुणगुणgunaguna33.33

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