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 last name Jukun (Hindi: जुकुन, Oriya: ଯୁକୁନ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jukun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Jukun live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 655,603rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 192 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 88 percent are found and Madang, where 13 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Jukun is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

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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