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 surname Nwune is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nwune.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwune? popularity and diffusion
Nwune is the 699,651st most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwune live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 43 people.
The surname Nwune is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 15 percent are found, Enugu, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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
- 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 Nwune
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