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) 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

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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