Nunku Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Nunku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Nunku (183) may also be a first name.
Nunku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nunku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nunku (Bengali: নুংকু, Hindi: नुन्कू, Marathi: नुंकू, Oriya: ନୁନକୁ, Russian: Нунку) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nunku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nunku is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Nunku live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nunku is also the 673,127th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 183 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Nunku is most common in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent live, Kaduna, where 8 percent live and Sokoto, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Nunku is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunkeu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nungku | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nunkui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngunku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nounkeu | 83 | 458 | / |
| Naungku | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nounkui | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nguunku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nounkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nounkuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nonku | 80 | 13 | / |
| Numku | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ngounkeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngounkuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nounkeuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nunkoo | 73 | 3,200 | / |
| Nonkou | 73 | 1,110 | / |
| Nuncui | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nongku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Numkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naunkoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngungcu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nunkhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nongkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuncoo | 55 | 2 | / |
Nunku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nunku in the Bengali language | ||
| নুংকু | nunku | - |
| Nunku in the Hindi language | ||
| नुन्कू | nunku | - |
| Nunku in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁନକୁ | nunaku | - |
| Nunku in the Marathi language | ||
| नुंकू | nunku | - |
| Nunku in the Russian language | ||
| Нунку | nunku | - |
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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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- 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 Nunku
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