Nwune Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwune Surname User-submission:

Nwune or Nwanne means 'sibling'.

Nwune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3771:469,87523,724
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nwune (43) may also be a first name.

Nwune Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nwune or Nwanne means 'sibling'.

- frank2212

Nwune Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwune is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwune? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nwune is the 699,651st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname Nwune occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwune are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwune is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.

The surname Nwune is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria Nwune is most numerous in: Plateau, where 15 percent reside, Enugu, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Nwune is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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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