Gunun Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gunun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia701:62,9795,477
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gunun (31) may also be a first name.

Gunun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunun (Hindi: गुनून, Marathi: गुणुन) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunun? popularity and diffusion

Gunun is the 2,007,164th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gunun reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Gunun is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 62,979. In Liberia Gunun is most prevalent in: Grand Bassa County, where 80 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 19 percent reside and Margibi County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Liberia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Gunun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gunun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gunun surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunung911,572/
Gungun91130/
Gunnun916/
Gunune915/
Gunuin911/
Unun89206/
Gunusen8323/
Gounoun835/
Gunnoun832/
Gunoune832/
Gaugnun831/
Gusnung831/
Unung801,068/
Utnun80382/
Unune80147/
Ginun80111/
Hunun8023/
Gunum8021/
Gonun8016/
Unaun8014/
Aunun8012/
Gunon8011/
Usnun808/
Ounun807/
Unoun802/
Unuun801/
Unuin801/
Ununn801/
Eunun801/
Goungoun7748/
Gunngunn775/
Gunnound772/
Gounoune771/
Gounon733,924/
Unaune73324/
Aunung7388/
Husnun7382/
Gunnon7367/
Hunaun7335/
Usnunc7324/
Gunnum7318/
Aunnun7313/
Gounum7312/
Uneune7311/
Gunoon7311/
Hunung738/
Unnung736/
Gaunon735/
Aunund734/
Autnun733/
Ausnun732/
Hunoun732/
Hunnun732/
Gonnun731/
Uthnun731/
Unnaun731/
Ghinun731/
Ginuin731/
Unuten731/
Ounnun731/
Uinuin731/
Hunund731/
Hgunon731/
Gunhum730/
Ghounoune714/
Ngounnoun711/
Onun672,058/
Unum671,016/
Unon67867/
Gounnon6751/
Aungaun672/
Ounneun672/
Husnunc672/
Unusing671/
Ounoung671/
Unuthne671/
Gounoum671/
Hounoun671/
Hunnaun671/
Hunnoun671/
Unhaune671/
Hounung671/
Hgunhon671/
Gaunnon670/

Gunun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunun in the Marathi language
गुणुनgununa-
Gunun in the Hindi language
गुनूनgununa50
गुनूंgunum50

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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 Gunun
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