Nunow Surname

36,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Nunow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nunow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia9,5581:1,407139
Kenya3,2331:14,2841,743
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Djibouti91:101,659734
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nunow (3,011) may also be a first name.

Nunow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nunow is most common in Somalia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nunow is the 36,963rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 510,726 people. Nunow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nunow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Nunow is also the 131,848th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 3,011 people.

It is most numerous in Somalia, where it is held by 9,558 people, or 1 in 1,407. Beside Somalia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Nunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nunow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nunow surname grew 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nunow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nunow surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Nunow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuunow91692/
Nungow911/
Neunow910/
Ngunhow831/
Nuthnow830/
Ninow80608/
Nonow80393/
Nunov8024/
Nunuw806/
Nounouwe772/
Nienow731,581/
Naunov73288/
Noonow73196/
Nonowa7346/
Nunova7332/
Nunoev737/
Numnov735/
Nujnov733/
Ninoww733/
Nounaw731/
Nuhnov731/
Nusnov731/
Nonnow731/
Nunoff730/
Nunnaw730/
Nunhof730/
Naunova67245/
Neumnov674/
Nounawe674/
Nounnov671/
Nunawth671/
Nujnova671/
Neunova671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nunow
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