Nunuw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Nunuw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nunuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Nunuw (33) may also be a first name.

Nunuw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nunuw is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nunuw.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunuw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Nunuw reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 33 people.

The surname Nunuw is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Beside Somalia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunuwe919/
Nuanauw831/
Nunow8014,269/
Nuniw801/
Nunuv801/
Nonuw801/
Nounouwe772/
Nuunow73692/
Nanhuw734/
Nanouw733/
Nounaw731/
Nunwaw731/
Nuneaw731/
Nuneow731/
Nunnaw730/
Neunow730/
Nunieow672/
Hnuneaw671/
Nanniuw671/
Nonow60393/
Nunoev557/
Nonnow551/

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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
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  • 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 Nunuw
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