Nihun Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Nihun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742

Nihun (42) may also be a first name.

Nihun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nihun (Marathi: िनहुन) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Nihun occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Nihun are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 42 people.

The last name is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,048,692. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Malaysia, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Niun89149/
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Gnihoun832/
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Nihon80944/
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Niung80164/
Ngiun8039/
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Nijun8019/
Nihum8016/
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Nehun804/
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Nioun801/
Neiun801/
Nhoun801/
Nhuyn801/
Niunk801/
Niuun801/
Noiun801/
Nijhon7396/
Nijung7326/
Nehoun7325/
Niouun7313/
Noiyun7311/
Naijun738/
Neihum738/
Ñihuin735/
Nuijun734/
Nhuynh732/
Niusen732/
Njiune731/
Noioun731/
Noijun731/
Noyhun731/
Noiund731/
Nyioun731/
Nehunn731/
Naiyun731/
Nhujun731/
Neihousen710/
Nyun67599/
Njun67169/
Nium6774/
Neihoum6737/
Nehoune6726/
Niuhina6724/
Nhum6720/
Nión6715/
Gnehoun6711/
Niuchen678/
Niaoune677/
Niuceng673/
Nijusen673/
Nehoung672/
Gnun672/
Gnihoum671/
Noihoon671/
Nehusen670/

Nihun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nihun in the Marathi language
िनहुनinahuna-

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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 Nihun
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