Nunne Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameNunne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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.
(English) Descendant of a nun; descendant of Nunna (monk); a nickname given to a demure man.
Nunne Demographics
Average Nunne Salary in
United States
$51,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Nunne Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nunne in the Hindi language | ||
| नुन्ने | nunne | 93.1 |
| मुन्ने | munne | 3.45 |
| नुनने | nunane | 3.45 |
| Nunne in the Russian language | ||
| Нуннэ | nunne | - |
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