Nungs Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nungs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nungs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nungs (26) may also be a first name.

Nungs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nungs is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nungs? popularity and diffusion

Nungs is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Nungs reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 26 people.

The surname Nungs is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Nungs is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 68 percent are found, National Capital District, where 23 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 5 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Nungs is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nungse9129/
Ngungs911/
Nung898,101/
Naung8043,260/
Nhung8010,056/
Noung801,889/
Nuing80862/
Ngung80343/
Hnung8044/
Neung8041/
Nnung8034/
Numng8010/
Nongs807/
Gnung804/
Nungh803/
Nuung802/
Nunng802/
Nunks801/
Nungg801/
Nuncs801/
Nuttings774/
Nusing73929/
Nuseng73778/
Ngoung73428/
Nahung73123/
Nhoung7392/
Hnaung7348/
Nungke7328/
Nungue7325/
Nuting7313/
Ngaung736/
Nheung735/
Nuteng732/
Gnoung732/
Hnoung732/
Noumng731/
Nnumng731/
Nongks731/
Ngungg731/
Nhungh731/
Nuttng731/
Nong67824,941/
Nutting675,014/
Ngnoung67105/
Nausing6762/
Nuiseng6757/
Nunc6744/
Noungue6719/
Nouteng6713/
Nunk677/
Nauting673/
Hnuseng673/
Hnusing672/
Neungue671/
Nhuseng671/
Nüng671/
Numg671/
Nouseng671/
Nutteng670/

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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
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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 Nungs
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