Nuruni Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nuruni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuruni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nuruni (159) may also be a first name.

Nuruni Last Name Facts

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

Nuruni (Bengali: নুরুনী, Hindi: नुरुनि, Marathi: नुरुणी, Oriya: ନୁରୁନି) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuruni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Nuruni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Nuruni live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 727,628th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 159 people.

The last name Nuruni is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Nuruni is primarily found in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nureuni923/
Nguruni921/
Nurungi921/
Nurunai921/
Nurunni921/
Nuruniy921/
Nurunis921/
Nurhusni8694/
Nurunnis861/
Nhurueni861/
Nourouni861/
Nuruna8337/
Niruni836/
Noruni832/
Nurune831/
Nurunnish801/
Neuroni7781/
Nuroeni7719/
Nurinih779/
Nirouni771/
Nirunai771/
Nirauni771/
Naurunna7110/
Nourinei711/
Neurinei711/
Nurouneh711/
Ngurunge711/
Nirune6739/
Nurona6734/
Nurony6719/
Nurine6712/
Nurunnher671/
Noruna671/
Nurone671/

Nuruni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuruni in the Hindi language
नुरुनिnuruni-
Nuruni in the Oriya language
ନୁରୁନିnuruni-
Nuruni in the Marathi language
नुरुणीnuruni66.67
नुरुनीnuruni33.33
Nuruni in the Bengali language
নুরুনীnuruni50
নূরুনীnuruni50

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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 Nuruni
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