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

The last name Nukuna (Oriya: ନୁକୁନା) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukuna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,333,288th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Nukuna is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nukuna live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nukuna is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Nukuna is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent live, Southwest Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

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
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  • 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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