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

The last name Nunne (Hindi: नुन्ने, Russian: Нуннэ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nünne. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Nunne reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 96 people.

The last name Nunne is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Nunne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nunne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nunne last name increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 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/
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Nunesd734/
Nusney734/
Nuynes732/
Numnes732/
Nuneas732/
Nusnes732/
Nnunge732/
Nuuner731/
Nauney731/
Neunge731/
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Nuhnez731/
Nunedz731/
Nuneez731/
Hnoune731/
Nuneah731/
Nounge731/
Nueneh731/
Nuehne731/
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Nuneed731/
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Nounei731/
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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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