Nunu Surname

21,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia17,3861:5,611887
Indonesia1,5231:86,8359,110
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Nigeria1,1251:157,4609,910
South Africa1,0931:49,5686,292
Romania3391:59,2277,211
Moldova2841:12,5402,156
Solomon Islands2581:2,248198
Papua New Guinea2441:33,4173,909
Zimbabwe2331:66,2599,963
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Liberia1221:36,1363,353
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
United Arab Emirates1141:80,3717,328
Uganda1111:351,70523,045
Vietnam981:945,3681,836
Kyrgyzstan491:121,89113,935
England491:1,137,10353,999
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France61:11,070,454349,096
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Oman41:921,9937,313
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

The alternate forms: Nünü (1) are calculated separately.

Nunu (58,437) may also be a first name.

Nunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nunu (Bengali: নুনু, Georgian: ნუნუ, Hindi: नूनू, Marathi: नुनु, Oriya: ନୁନୁ, Russian: Нуну, Tibetan: ནུ་ནུ་) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Nünü. For other potential spellings of Nunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nunu is the 21,415th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 286,348 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Nunu reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Nunu is also the 16,203rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 58,437 people.

The surname Nunu is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 17,386 people, or 1 in 5,611. Beside Ethiopia this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Nunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nunu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nunu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.33% less than the national average, earning R 103,776 per year and in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nungu897,666/
Ngunu89988/
Nunut89256/
Nunui89207/
Nunnu89178/
Nuunu89114/
Nunuy89109/
Nunus89107/
Numnu8984/
Nunuh8981/
Nunuz8978/
Nutnu8969/
Naunu8958/
Nuinu8920/
Nnunu8914/
Nugnu897/
Nunud896/
Nunuu893/
Nunhu892/
Nunup891/
Nhunu891/
Nounu891/
Nunau891/
Nunou891/
Nuhnu891/
Nunuț891/
Nünü831/
Nounou8010,056/
Ngungu806,844/
Nungnu80436/
Nnungu80122/
Nunnui80122/
Neuneu8052/
Nouneu8041/
Nuingu8041/
Nunush8028/
Naunau8019/
Ngun'u8018/
Nunnuy8013/
Nutnui8012/
Ngunui809/
Nunnou809/
Ngounu805/
Nhunhu804/
Nnunnu803/
Nuinui803/
Neungu802/
Naungu802/
Nnuunu802/
Noungu802/
Nunous801/
Nunouz801/
Neunuz801/
Nungou801/
Nunguh801/
Nuinou801/
Neunou801/
Ngunou801/
Ngunuh801/
Nunnnu801/
Nunuch801/
Nunuis801/
Neunuy801/
Naunuy801/
Nuenui801/
Hnunui801/
Nunuth800/
Ngounou739,393/
Noungou73684/
Nounnou73414/
Ngunguu73101/
Gnounou7370/
Nougnou7322/
Nounouh7315/
Nunuhie7312/
Nounous7311/
Naunauh736/
Nounhou735/
Nouhnou734/
Neunaus733/
Nunnouy732/
N'Gungu732/
Neunust731/
Nungnui731/
Noujnou731/
Noumnou731/
Neugnou731/
Ngounui731/
Nguungu731/
Nnounou731/
Gneunou731/
Hnounou731/
Nunouts730/
Nunhuis730/
Nunoo6721,151/
Ngoungou67738/
Nounnous67204/
Gnougnou67103/
Ngounnou6750/
Nounouhe6717/
Nuñuz6717/
Neunhaus6714/
Nunão674/
Nunoe671/
Nunói671/
Ngounhou671/
Ngnounou671/
Nousnous671/
N'Ouynou671/
Nguunguu671/

Nunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nunu in the Georgian language
ნუნუnunu-
Nunu in the Oriya language
ନୁନୁnunu98.21
ଞୁନୁnunu0.45
ଙୁଙୁnunu0.45
ନୂନୁnunu0.45
ନୁନୂnunu0.45
Nunu in the Bengali language
নুনুnunu96.43
নূনূnunu3.57
Nunu in the Tibetan language
ནུ་ནུ་nunu83.33
ནོ་ནོ་nono16.67
Nunu in the Marathi language
नुनुnunu69.09
नूनूnunu14.55
नुनूnunu10.91
नुणुnunu5.45
Nunu in the Hindi language
नूनूnunu49.09
नुनुnunu38.18
नुनूnunu9.09
नान्हूnanhu1.82
Nunu in the Russian language
Нунуnunu-

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