Idunu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Idunu (26) may also be a first name.

Idunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idunu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Idunu is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Idunu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

The last name Idunu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria Idunu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idungu9130/
Gidunu9113/
Idunnu918/
Jidunu911/
Aiduenu83348/
Yidungu8348/
Gidungu831/
Idonu8028/
Edunu808/
Idinu806/
Udunu802/
Idoungou771/
Jidonu73377/
Edungu73180/
Udeunu735/
Edunau733/
Hidonu732/
Jidinu731/
Hudunu731/
Edunhu731/
Idoumnnou711/
Aydunus6722/
Edounou678/
Jiddonu672/
Aydungu671/
Edoungou627/
Ydoungou621/
Edonu60882/
Edinu609/
Yodounnou571/
Uddinu556/
Idonou553/
Edienu551/
Jidonou5024/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Idunu
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