Nuns Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Nuns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2031:327,20649,567
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Nuns (70) may also be a first name.

Nuns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuns (Marathi: नुन्स) occurs most in France. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. Nuns occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Nuns live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 70 people.

The surname Nuns is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 327,206. In France Nuns is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 68 percent reside, Réunion, where 15 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Beside France it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Nuns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nuns has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nuns Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nuns earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning R 202,140 per year and in United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunns891,344/
Nunse89152/
Nouns8924/
Neuns8913/
Nauns894/
Nunss891/
Nunst891/
Neunse802/
Nounns801/
Nunsht801/
Nons751,225/
Nunz75102/
Nums7544/
Nuytens73505/
Nuttens73338/
Neutens7374/
Neusens7314/
Nuggins739/
Gnusins733/
Nunsche731/
Nussens731/
Nuttins731/
Nuyttens671,443/
Noens671,329/
Noons67188/
Ngunz6799/
Nonås6744/
Neunz6742/
Nunce6726/
Nuijtens679/
Nunje678/
Nunch676/
Nunze676/
Neums672/
Nuims671/
Nujttens671/
Nunnz671/
Naums671/
Nonns671/
Nunzh671/
Nouchens670/

Nuns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuns in the Marathi language
नुन्सnunsa94.12
नुंसnunsa5.88

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuns
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