Nwuna Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5651:313,52717,352
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Nwuna (24) may also be a first name.

Nwuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwuna is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 560,645th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwuna reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwuna is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 87 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Benue, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Nwuna is found in one country. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwauna9148/
Nwunna9125/
Nwunah9118/
Nwunga911/
Nwaunah831/
Nwune80421/
Nvuna80276/
Nwona8085/
Nwuno804/
Nwuni801/
Nwuny801/
Nwhunaya771/
Nwonah73109/
Nwunyi7384/
Nwunne7335/
Nvunga7334/
Nwunje7332/
Nwuneh7330/
Nwonna7322/
Nwinaa7312/
Nwonha735/
Nweune734/
Nwaune733/
N'Wona733/
Nbouna733/
Nwinah733/
Nwinea733/
Nwunuo733/
Nwouni732/
Nwunge732/
Nwungi731/
Nwauno731/
Nnwona731/
Nwuneu731/
Nwoune731/
Nwunoh731/
Nwungoh6714/
Nwonnah676/
Nwoenna673/
Nwunneh671/
Nvounga671/
Nwaunyi671/
Nwonoha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nwuna
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