Nwune Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Nwune Surname User-submission:
Nwune or Nwanne means 'sibling'.
Nwune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 377 | 1:469,875 | 23,724 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwune (43) may also be a first name.
Nwune Surname Meaning
Nwune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwune occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwune? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 699,651st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwune live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwune is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 43 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria Nwune is most numerous in: Plateau, where 15 percent live, Enugu, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwunne | 91 | 35 | / |
| Nwunje | 91 | 32 | / |
| Nwuneh | 91 | 30 | / |
| Nweune | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwaune | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwunge | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwuneu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwoune | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwun | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nwunneh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwuna | 80 | 566 | / |
| Nwine | 80 | 71 | / |
| Nwone | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nwoun | 80 | 41 | / |
| Nweun | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nvune | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwaun | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwumn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nwuni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nbune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwuny | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwinee | 73 | 365 | / |
| Nwonee | 73 | 93 | / |
| Nwunyi | 73 | 84 | / |
| Nwineh | 73 | 52 | / |
| Nwauna | 73 | 48 | / |
| Nwiene | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nwunna | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nwonie | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nvunge | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwonne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwinea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwouni | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwoneh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nvuune | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nvuene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwungi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwinie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwon | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nbun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nvun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaunyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwuchin | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwune
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