Jukun Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Jukun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jukun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Jukun (192) may also be a first name.

Jukun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jukun (Hindi: जुकुन, Oriya: ଯୁକୁନ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jukun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Jukun occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Jukun reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Jukun is also the 655,603rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 192 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Jukun is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 88 percent reside and Madang, where 13 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jukoun914/
Ojukun912/
Jukuhn911/
Ijukun911/
Ujukun911/
Jutkuhn8335/
Sukun801,591/
Jukon80225/
Yukun80116/
Jokun8012/
Zukun802/
Cukun802/
Jucun802/
Jeukeung771/
Sukkun733,071/
Yukunc73272/
Jokhun73183/
Sukoun7367/
Sukhun7354/
Sukaun7327/
Juckum7314/
Djukum7313/
Ojokun739/
Youkun737/
Ajokun735/
Zhukun735/
Saukun732/
Yuykun732/
Ijokun732/
Joukon731/
Yukhun731/
Sukeun731/
Jiucun731/
Sukuin731/
Yukune731/
Jhokun731/
Jaukon731/
Ojukon731/
Ujokun731/
Oyukun731/
Jockun731/
Yukaun731/
Ojukousin711/
Djeukoung711/
Djeukeung711/
Sukkhun67131/
Jookhun679/
Juckkum677/
Ojukucheng676/
Saukhun674/
Zhoukun672/
Djuikum672/
Yiukuin671/
Jockhun671/
Juchkum671/
Youkoun671/
Yukhoun671/
Sukhaun671/
Suickun671/
Jukkhum671/
Jugkoen671/
Sukkeun671/

Jukun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jukun in the Oriya language
ଯୁକୁନyukuna-
Jukun in the Hindi language
जुकुनjukuna80
जुकूनjukuna13.33
जूकुनjukuna6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jukun
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