Nihun Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nihun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
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
Nihun (Marathi: िनहुन) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nihun is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Nihun reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Mande Africa. Nihun is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.
The last name Nihun is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,048,692. In The Ivory Coast Nihun is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 100 percent live. Excluding The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noihun | 91 | 95 | / |
| Nihung | 91 | 31 | / |
| Nihoun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niheun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nhun | 89 | 305 | / |
| Niun | 89 | 149 | / |
| Nijhaun | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gnihoun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Niahoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niehoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nihon | 80 | 944 | / |
| Nuhun | 80 | 578 | / |
| Niung | 80 | 164 | / |
| Ngiun | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nyhun | 80 | 35 | / |
| Nijun | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nihum | 80 | 16 | / |
| Niune | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nehun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niunt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nioun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neiun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhuyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niunk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niuun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noiun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nijhon | 73 | 96 | / |
| Nijung | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nehoun | 73 | 25 | / |
| Niouun | 73 | 13 | / |
| Noiyun | 73 | 11 | / |
| Naijun | 73 | 8 | / |
| Neihum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ñihuin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nuijun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nhuynh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niusen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njiune | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noioun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noijun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noyhun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noiund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyioun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehunn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naiyun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhujun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neihousen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nyun | 67 | 599 | / |
| Njun | 67 | 169 | / |
| Nium | 67 | 74 | / |
| Neihoum | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nehoune | 67 | 26 | / |
| Niuhina | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nhum | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nión | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gnehoun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Niuchen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niaoune | 67 | 7 | / |
| Niuceng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nijusen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nehoung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnihoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noihoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehusen | 67 | 0 | / |
Nihun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihun in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहुन | inahuna | - |
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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 Nihun
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