Gunum Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Gunum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Gunum (22) may also be a first name.

Gunum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunum (Hindi: गुणुम) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gunum.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gunum is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Gunum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Gunum live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gunum is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Gunum is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Gunum is mostly found in: Madang, where 50 percent live, Western Highlands, where 44 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunnum9118/
Ngunum9115/
Gungum9113/
Gounum9112/
Gunhum910/
Unum891,016/
Gounoum831/
Gunom8098/
Gunun8087/
Gonum8032/
Ginum8018/
Hunum8015/
Unume805/
Unoum801/
Unaum801/
Unuum801/
Umnum801/
Goungoum777/
Gunung731,572/
Gungun73130/
Gounom7317/
Gunnun736/
Husnum735/
Gunune735/
Hounum734/
Hunnum733/
Gonnum733/
Gunuin731/
Ghinum731/
Ounnum731/
Ounoum731/
Gonoum731/
Gunhom731/
Huinum731/
Haunum730/
Gunnom730/
Gounnoume715/
Gounoutim711/
Onum672,651/
Unom67935/
Ghoneum67127/
Gunusen6723/
Hounoum676/
Gounoun675/
Ghonuim674/
Gunnoun672/
Gunoune672/
Ginhoum671/
Ghonaum671/
Gusnung671/
Ghunoom671/

Gunum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunum in the Hindi language
गुणुमgunuma-

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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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  • 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 Gunum
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