Hunu Surname
Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname
Hunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Turkey | 99 | 1:786,075 | 38,740 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Hunu (685) may also be a first name.
Hunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hunu (Hindi: हुनु, Marathi: हुनु, Oriya: ହୁନୁ) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 358,318th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Hunu are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hunu is also the 316,139th most numerous first name in the world, held by 685 people.
Hunu is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ହୁନୁ | hunu | 80 |
| ଫୁନୁ | phunu | 20 |
| Hunu in the Marathi language | ||
| हुनु | hunu | 78.57 |
| हूनू | hunu | 14.29 |
| हुनू | hunu | 7.14 |
| Hunu in the Hindi language | ||
| हुनु | hunu | 40 |
| हूनू | hunu | 20 |
| हूनु | hunu | 20 |
| हुनू | hunu | 20 |
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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 Hunu
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