Gunua Surname
Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname
Gunua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1,029 | 1:7,924 | 595 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gunua.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 352,942nd most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Gunua are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 333,332nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 625 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 7,924. In Papua New Guinea Gunua is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 75 percent live, National Capital District, where 9 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Gunua occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunuaz | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ngunua | 91 | 8 | / |
| Unua | 89 | 98 | / |
| Gunba | 80 | 294 | / |
| Gunwa | 80 | 91 | / |
| Unuea | 80 | 87 | / |
| Gonua | 80 | 13 | / |
| Unuas | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gunuo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gunva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Unuaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Unwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hunua | 80 | 1 | / |
| U'Nua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unuoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unnua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngunwa | 73 | 931 | / |
| Unnuea | 73 | 196 | / |
| Gunbay | 73 | 23 | / |
| Umnuay | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gounwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gounba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gunbai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Unuayi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ounuha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gunvad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gusnva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gunvat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Unuahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aunnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Umnnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ounuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngunuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghunva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onua | 67 | 568 | / |
| Unva | 67 | 232 | / |
| Unwa | 67 | 218 | / |
| Aumnuay | 67 | 167 | / |
| Unba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ghonuha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugnuayt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghounwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounuoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghunvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gounbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngunhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaunvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonwuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unwuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngounwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunnuea | 67 | 1 | / |
Gunua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁନୁଆ | gunu'a | - |
| Gunua in the Hindi language | ||
| गुनुआ | gunu'a | 75 |
| गुन्उा | gunua | 25 |
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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 Gunua
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