Napuna Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Napuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Napuna (17) may also be a first name.

Napuna Last Name Facts

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

Napuna is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Napuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Napuna is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Napuna is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Napuna are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Napuna is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

The surname Napuna is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Napuna is primarily found in: Central, where 71 percent live, Bougainville, where 14 percent live and East New Britain, where 14 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napunga921/
Napuunoa8681/
Ngapunga869/
Naphunah861/
Napune8350/
Napuni8327/
Nepuna837/
Napona837/
Nopuna831/
Napunyi77150/
Napinau7713/
Napiena7712/
Napinah776/
Ngapune774/
Napunyo772/
Nepunai771/
Napuuni771/
Napunge771/
Napungo771/
Ngapouni711/
Nophunga711/
Neapinea711/
Napone671,709/
Ngaypoune671/
Nasbpoune671/
Napony671/
Nepuno671/
Ngapounou671/
Naipino621/
Nappino621/
Nepueno621/
Naphone621/
Naphinno5773/
Neupaune571/
Naiponoi571/

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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 Napuna
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