Gunu Surname
Approximately 3,010 people bear this surname
Gunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,870 | 1:14,450 | 1,872 |
| Nigeria | 714 | 1:248,099 | 14,359 |
| Indonesia | 124 | 1:1,066,526 | 77,317 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Günü (50) are calculated separately.
Gunu (4,971) may also be a first name.
Gunu Demographics
Average Gunu Salary in
South Africa
R 79,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gunu (Bengali: গুনু, Hindi: गुनू, Marathi: गुणु, Oriya: ଗୁନୁ, Tibetan: གུ་ནུ་) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Günü. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gunu is the 147,166th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,421,112 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gunu are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gunu is also the 96,565th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 4,971 people.
Gunu is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Gunu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gunu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunu surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gunu Last Name Statistics demography
Gunu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.63% less than the national average, earning R 79,308 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunu in the Bengali language | ||
| গুনু | gunu | - |
| Gunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁନୁ | gunu | 95.09 |
| ଗୁଣୁ | gunu | 1.74 |
| ଗୁନୂ | gunu | 0.79 |
| ଗୁଞୁ | gunu | 0.32 |
| ଗୂଞୁ | gunu | 0.16 |
| ୀଗୁନୁ | igunu | 0.16 |
| ମନୁ | manu | 0.16 |
| ଗୁଞୂ | gunu | 0.16 |
| ଗୂନୂ | gunu | 0.16 |
| Gunu in the Hindi language | ||
| गुनू | gunu | 76.47 |
| गुनु | gunu | 13.73 |
| गुणू | gunu | 3.92 |
| गूनू | gunu | 3.92 |
| गुन्नू | gunnu | 1.96 |
| Gunu in the Tibetan language | ||
| གུ་ནུ་ | gunu | 50 |
| མགུ་ནུ། | gunu | 50 |
| Gunu in the Marathi language | ||
| गुणु | gunu | 28.05 |
| गुनु | gunu | 27.44 |
| गुणू | gunu | 14.63 |
| गुनू | gunu | 11.59 |
| गूनू | gunu | 9.15 |
| गूणू | gunu | 6.1 |
| गून्ड़ू | gunru | 1.83 |
| गुऩ्नु | gunnu | 1.22 |
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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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- 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 Gunu
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