Nuhun Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nuhun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuhun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3011:439,36636,688
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nuhun (321) may also be a first name.

Nuhun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuhun (Oriya: ନୁହୁଁ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nuhun.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuhun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 552,088th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Nuhun reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 489,856th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 321 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 439,366. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 32 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 17 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Nuhun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouhoun831,355/
Nihun8042/
Nujun8038/
Nuyun805/
Nouhoune7741/
Gnouhoun772/
Nouhoung771/
Nouhon7347/
Nueaun7328/
Nuyung738/
Nuijun734/
Nhoeun733/
Nhujun731/
Nueeun731/
Nuyoun731/
Nuyjun731/
Niheun731/
Neuhum731/
Nouhum731/
Hnuhum731/
Hnujun731/
Nuyuin730/
Nujunt730/
Neuhausen711,063/
Neuheusen711/
Nouhoum672,510/
Hnuyung6710/
Nuyoung675/
N'Ouhon671/
Niehoun671/
Neuhaum671/
Nuyusing6213/
Nuuijeun621/
Noouhoum621/
Nujum60367/
Noeun6027/
Nujon6023/
Nuyon6018/
Nouon606/
Nuion604/
Nooun601/
Nuyum600/
Noojun5532/
N'Ouon5516/
Ñihuin555/
Nujoum551/
Nujoen551/

Nuhun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuhun in the Oriya language
ନୁହୁଁnuhum-

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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 Nuhun
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