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
Nunku (Bengali: নুংকু, Hindi: नुन्कू, Marathi: नुंकू, Oriya: ନୁନକୁ, Russian: Нунку) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nunku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Nunku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Nunku reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 673,127th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 183 people.
The surname Nunku is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Sokoto, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
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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