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) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuruni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuruni is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Nuruni is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Nuruni are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nuruni is also the 727,628th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 159 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Nuruni is most numerous in: Lagos, where 36 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Oyo, where 21 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

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

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