Gunua Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

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

Gunua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,0291:7,924595
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gunua (625) may also be a first name.

Gunua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunua (Hindi: गुनुआ, Oriya: ଗୁନୁଆ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 352,942nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Gunua reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 333,332nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 625 people.

The last name Gunua is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 7,924. In Papua New Guinea Gunua is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 75 percent reside, National Capital District, where 9 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunuaz9110/
Ngunua918/
Unua8998/
Gunba80294/
Gunwa8091/
Unuea8087/
Gonua8013/
Unuas809/
Gunuo807/
Gunva806/
Unuaj802/
Unwua801/
Hunua801/
U'Nua801/
Unuoa801/
Unnua801/
Ngunwa73931/
Unnuea73196/
Gunbay7323/
Umnuay7321/
Gounwa7311/
Gounba739/
Gunbai739/
Unuayi737/
Ounuha735/
Gunvad735/
Gusnva732/
Gunvat732/
Unuahe731/
Aunnua731/
Hunwua731/
Gunwai731/
Gunbau731/
Umnnua731/
Unouha731/
Ounuoa731/
Unuaha731/
Ngunuo731/
Gunway731/
Ghunva731/
Onua67568/
Unva67232/
Unwa67218/
Aumnuay67167/
Unba6718/
Ghonuha675/
Ugnuayt672/
Ghounwa672/
Ounuoha672/
Unuo672/
Ghunvat672/
Gounbai671/
Gounwou671/
Ngunhwa671/
Gaunvad671/
Gounbou671/
Gonwuah671/
Unwuaha671/
Uanumba671/
Ngounwa671/
Aunnuea671/

Gunua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunua in the Oriya language
ଗୁନୁଆgunu'a-
Gunua in the Hindi language
गुनुआgunu'a75
गुन्उाgunua25

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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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  • 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 Gunua
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