Nungun Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Nungun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nungun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nungun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nungun is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nungun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Nungun occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Nungun are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Nungun is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Nungun exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Peru, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nunun91418/
Nugun9110/
Nungnung869/
Numngaun864/
Nungnaun861/
Nunghung861/
Noungoun861/
Nongun83198/
Nunnun8320/
Nungum837/
Nugunt837/
Nungon837/
Hnunun836/
Nougun831/
Nunhun831/
Nunuin831/
Nuygun831/
Hnugun831/
Naungaung801/
Ngoungoun801/
Noungoung801/
Nungoen77956/
Numnaun777/
Nuneung774/
Noungon772/
Numnoun772/
Naugune772/
Nunoung771/
Nunnnun771/
Nunhoun771/
Nounoun771/
Naungon771/
Neugunt770/
Nunum73434/
Nunon73337/
Nogun737/
Nugum735/
Nunngoen71357/
Noungoum7117/
Naunnaun7115/
Nuingoen718/
Nunuchen717/
Nounoune716/
Hnunhung713/
Nounnoun712/
Nounhoun711/
Nunung672,837/
Nutnum67667/
Nongon67258/
Nunoon6792/
Numnum6761/
Neugum6753/
Nounon6749/
Nugung676/
Nunnon673/
Hnunum672/
Nunnum672/
Nuynon672/
Ñungon671/
Ngounnoun671/
Nougum671/
Noogun671/
Naunon671/
Nuinngoen671/

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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 Nungun
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