Nukuna Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nukuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nukuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nukuna (13) may also be a first name.

Nukuna Last Name Facts

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

Nukuna (Oriya: ନୁକୁନା) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nukuna.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nukuna is the 1,333,288th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nukuna are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nukuna is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

Nukuna is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon Nukuna is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 16 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Nukuna Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nukuna earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.07% less than the national average, earning R 68,760 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nukunau927/
Nukunah921/
Nuhkuna921/
Nukunoa921/
Nukkuna921/
Nikuna83368/
Nokuna8318/
Nukunj834/
Nukona832/
Nukuni832/
Nikunha774/
Nokhuna771/
Noukona771/
Noukouni7130/
Noukeuni712/
Noukoune712/
Nutkumha711/
Nikuno67122/
Noukounou6747/
Noukuigne6746/
Nokuno6741/
Nokona6716/
Nokuni6714/
Ngoukouni673/
Nougkouni671/
Nicuna671/
Naukuigne671/
Nukone671/
Noukuigni671/
Noukugnou671/
Noukoungo671/

Nukuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nukuna in the Oriya language
ନୁକୁନାnukuna-

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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 Nukuna
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