Nunne Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nunne Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) 1 Nun (a nickname; and prob. applied to the children of a married woman after she had taken the monastic vow) [Middle English Old English nunne, Low Latin nunna, nonna] 2 Monk [from Low Latin nonn-us, a monk] (English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon (royal) pers.

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Nunne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany961:838,59960,830
India551:13,946,643236,652
France471:1,413,249138,595
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Nünne (3) are calculated separately.

Nunne (96) may also be a first name.

Nunne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) 1 Nun (a nickname; and prob. applied to the children of a married woman after she had taken the monastic vow) [Middle English Old English nunne, Low Latin nunna, nonna] 2 Monk [from Low Latin nonn-us, a monk] (English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon (royal) pers. name Nunna [prob. from Low Latin nonn-us, a monk, father] ‘Ego Nunna rex Súþsaxonum . . .’ (A.D. 692).—Cart. Sax., No. 78.

rarely (Hebrew) the Hebrew Nun [from Hebrew nún, to sprout, flourish] Joshua, the son of Nun.—Ex. 33. 11.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of a nun; descendant of Nunna (monk); a nickname given to a demure man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nunne Last Name Facts

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

Nunne (Hindi: नुन्ने, Russian: Нуннэ) is most common in Germany. It may appear as: Nünne. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Nunne reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nunne is also the 968,397th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 96 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany Nunne is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.

Nunne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nunne has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nunne Last Name Statistics demography

Nunne earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nünne933/
Nunner91645/
Nunney91458/
Nunneh91224/
Nunnes91124/
Nunnez9121/
Ngunne9114/
Nunnie919/
Nounne912/
Nunnet911/
Nunn8939,577/
Nune8910,384/
Ngounne835/
Ngunnee831/
Neunnet831/
Nunnett830/
Nunes801,288,890/
Nunez80162,659/
Nunna8019,798/
Noune80616/
Nunet80567/
Nunge80493/
Nuune80437/
Nonne80380/
Ngune80274/
Nuner80204/
Nuney80119/
Naune8085/
Nuneh8047/
Nunni8040/
Nunny8033/
Neune8030/
Nunee8024/
Nuene8021/
Nunea8020/
Nunie8018/
Nunje808/
Nuned805/
Nugne804/
Nunej803/
Nunei803/
Nunng802/
Nnune802/
Nusne802/
Nunhe802/
Nunnh801/
Numne801/
Naunn801/
Nhune801/
Ngunn801/
Nounn800/
Nuinn800/
Nun759,446/
Neuner739,658/
Ngoune734,049/
Nouneh733,394/
Nugnes732,512/
Nutnet73603/
Numnet73267/
Ngunge73238/
Naunje73139/
Nunnui73122/
Nunnaa73107/
Nunhez7377/
Nuness7372/
Neunie7369/
Nunhes7367/
Nunnoi7366/
Nonnie7354/
Neuneu7352/
Neunes7347/
Nonney7335/
Neunez7327/
Nounes7327/
Nuneer7327/
Nungue7325/
Nauner7324/
Nounna7322/
Nounet7322/
Nougne7320/
Neunje7319/
Nounez7315/
Nunque7315/
Nunñez7314/
Nugnez7314/
Nunnuy7313/
Nunees7312/
Nuinez7311/
Nunieh7311/
Nohune739/
N'Nine738/
Nugnet737/
Ngunee737/
Nouney737/
Nunnis736/
Nuñnez736/
Hnunet736/
Nunesh735/
Neumnn735/
Naunei735/
Nuenee735/
Nnunes735/
Nuines735/
Nuhnes735/
Nunezz734/
Nuunna734/
Naunes734/
Nounni734/
Ngunei734/
Nuunes734/
Nunesd734/
Nusney734/
Nuynes732/
Numnes732/
Nuneas732/
Nusnes732/
Nnunge732/
Nuuner731/
Nauney731/
Neunge731/
Nguney731/
Nouner731/
Nuhnez731/
Nunedz731/
Nuneez731/
Hnoune731/
Nuneah731/
Nounge731/
Nueneh731/
Nuehne731/
Nuneis731/
Nuneed731/
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Nounei731/
Nounie731/
Nounje731/
Nouëne731/
Naunet731/
Naunni731/
Ngaune731/
Noenne731/
Nngune731/
Nuynez731/
D'Nunn731/
Hnunes731/
Gnunes731/
Nnunez731/
Nunesz731/
Nuneth731/
Nunnoy731/
Nounhe731/
Nunead731/
Nhunet731/
Hnaunn731/
Nutney730/
Numney730/
Nuiner730/
Nuenhe730/
Nusenn730/
Nunnio730/
Nunngi730/
Nine6716,487/
Noun678,626/
Nung678,101/
Ngun676,572/
Nuna672,840/
None672,508/
Nuhn672,480/
Nuni672,252/
Nonn672,012/
Neun671,606/
Nuin67989/
Naun67400/
Nhun67305/
Nund67227/
Nausner6794/
Nautnes6788/
Nuun6781/
Nunh6752/
Nuttney6741/
N'Goune6727/
Noungue6719/
Ngungeh6716/
Nunj6715/
Nunt6713/
Nunuhie6712/
Nounnis6710/
Nuny678/
Nouness675/
Numn674/
Hnun674/
Nutn674/
Nusn674/
Gnuneas672/
Nugness672/
Nunnouy672/
Nuyn672/
Gnun672/
Ngouney672/
Ngunhei671/
Nuitner671/
Nuneesh671/
Nungnui671/
Nuné671/
Nunù671/
Nună671/
Noumgne671/
Noungni671/
Nougnie671/
Nuneiss671/
Neungue671/
Neunjje671/
Ngounge671/
N'Ounie671/
Nnun671/
Nuín671/
Gnounni671/
Nuttenn671/
Nungnit671/
Nungnoi671/
Naunnoi671/
Naunnoy671/
Naunnuy671/
Numnead671/
Numneat671/
Nucinni671/
Nauness670/

Nunne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nunne in the Hindi language
नुन्नेnunne93.1
मुन्नेmunne3.45
नुननेnunane3.45
Nunne in the Russian language
Нуннэnunne-

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