Nangun Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nangun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nangun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nangun (116) may also be a first name.

Nangun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nangun (Hindi: नंगून, Oriya: ନୁନ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nangun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nangun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. Nangun is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Nangun reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 868,627th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 116 people.

Nangun is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon Nangun is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent are found, South Region, where 17 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngangun92266/
Nangune92132/
Nanggun9272/
Nangung9226/
Nangoun925/
Nagun91295/
Nanun91163/
Nanggung86126/
Nangnung8664/
Ngangoun8611/
Nanggune868/
Nangusin865/
Nangoung861/
Gnangoun861/
Neangnun861/
Nangon83250/
Nanung83243/
Nongun83198/
Nagung83152/
Namnun83149/
Nannun8348/
Nangum8328/
Nasnun8314/
Nagund8312/
Nagoun8311/
Nanoun8310/
Nagune834/
Nainun834/
Nanunt834/
Nnagun833/
Nanhun832/
Nanund832/
Nahgun831/
Nanunn831/
Nanaun831/
Nakgun831/
Najnun831/
Naingaung801/
Naungaung801/
Namgung7721,010/
Nahnoun77154/
Nangoen77102/
Nonguun7772/
Nongoun7756/
Nongnun7752/
Nagaune7731/
Nangoum7721/
Namnoun7720/
Nanggon7710/
Nanaung7710/
Naggung779/
Nannung778/
Nanggum775/
Nanhoun774/
Naugune772/
Nagoune772/
Naanunt772/
Nanhaun771/
Nannoun771/
Naungon771/
Ngongun771/
Nganoun771/
Naugaun771/
Naitnun771/
Nainoun771/
Nanon731,770/
Nagum731,338/
Nanum73125/
Nogun737/
Nonun733/
Nongnoun7148/
Nannoune7132/
Naguthne714/
Nahagund714/
Nagunova712/
Noungoun711/
Nainoune711/
Ngnagoun711/
Gnanhoun711/
Nannaung711/
Neangnum711/
Nongnune711/
Hnannaun711/
Nongum67470/
Namnum67259/
Nongon67258/
Noonun6789/
Nannum6750/
Naigum6734/
Nainon6726/
Naygum6715/
Noinun6712/
Nanoon6712/
Nagoum679/
Naggum678/
Nannon677/
Nogung677/
Namhun677/
Neanon675/
Nanhum674/
Ngnangoum674/
Naghum671/
Nagnussen671/
Namgum671/
Neygun671/
Naunon671/
Noguun671/
Nougun671/
Naunum671/
Noungoung671/
Nanonn671/
Nahgum671/
Nagonn671/
Neigun671/
Nanaum671/
Naynon671/
Naunun671/
Noogun671/
Noynun671/
Nongnoung671/

Nangun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nangun in the Hindi language
नंगूनnanguna-
Nangun in the Oriya language
ନୁନnuna-

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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 Nangun
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