Nunua Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nunua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nunua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Solomon Islands611:9,5091,630
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nunua (313) may also be a first name.

Nunua Last Name Facts

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

Nunua (Hindi: नुनुआ, Oriya: ନୁନୁଆ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,058,336th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Nunua are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nunua is also the 496,565th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 313 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Northern, where 75 percent are found, Bougainville, where 10 percent are found and Madang, where 9 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 26 percent are found and Thailand, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunuea9157/
Ngunua918/
Nunuad915/
Nunuaa911/
Nunuahe8317/
Numnuea835/
Nunuaha832/
Nunwa80132/
Nonua809/
Nunva808/
Nunuo805/
Nunba802/
Ngunwa73931/
Nunvat73861/
Nunbai7314/
Nunway737/
Numwua736/
Nunwah735/
Nnunwa732/
Noonua732/
Naunva731/
Neunwa731/
Nounba731/
Nunbea731/
Nunbah731/
Ngunuo731/
Ngunhwa671/
Nienhua671/
Ngounwa671/

Nunua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nunua in the Hindi language
नुनुआnunu'a-
Nunua in the Oriya language
ନୁନୁଆnunu'a-

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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
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  • 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 Nunua
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