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) 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
| 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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