Nukunu Surname

187,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nukunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nukunu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8011:15,0031,939
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nukunu (663) may also be a first name.

Nukunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nukunu (Oriya: ନୁକୁନୁ) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nukunu is the 187,404th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,228,864 people. The surname Nukunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nukunu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,353rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 663 people.

It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,801 people, or 1 in 15,003. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nukunau927/
Nukunnu924/
Nukungu921/
Nukonu837/
Nokunu831/
Noukounou8047/
Noukugnou801/
Noukounnou759/
Noukuignou751/
Noukonou5719/
Noukonnou53210/
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Nukunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nukunu in the Oriya language
ନୁକୁନୁnukunu-

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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 Nukunu
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