Gunuma Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Gunuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gunuma (41) may also be a first name.

Gunuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunuma (Oriya: ଗୁନୁମା) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Gunuma is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Gunuma live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,590,275th most common first name in the world, borne by 41 people.

The last name Gunuma is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 94 percent are found and Madang, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunguma9259/
Gounuma921/
Gunumma921/
Unuma912,188/
Gounouma8674/
Ngunumah861/
Unutma8356/
Hunuma8326/
Gunumi836/
Unnuma834/
Gunima834/
Eunuma832/
Unouma832/
Unumah832/
Ginuma831/
Unguma831/
Unumea831/
Ngounouma802/
Goungouma802/
Unutmaz771,615/
Hunguma7735/
Gunimah7715/
Uinumat7710/
Hunumau774/
Gungume773/
Gungumi772/
Husnuma771/
Gonouma771/
Ugneuma771/
Onuma7365,036/
Unoma73159/
Unumo733/
Ghounima714/
Gunnimma711/
Gunnumiy711/
Ginumo67103/
Gonoma6757/
Aunoma6736/
Onouma6725/
Ginima679/
Gonumo677/
Goungoume677/
Gunomo676/
Onumma675/
Gounnoume675/
Gonume674/
Oonuma673/
Onauma673/
Honuma672/
Ghouniema671/
Onumea671/
Onnuma671/
Ngounoume671/
Gounnoumi671/
Onuima671/
Hunoma671/

Gunuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunuma in the Oriya language
ଗୁନୁମାgunuma80
ଗୁଣୁମାgunuma20

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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 Gunuma
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