Obunu Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Obunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obunu (79) may also be a first name.
Obunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obunu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Obunu? popularity and diffusion
Obunu is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obunu live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 79 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obungu | 91 | 876 | / |
| Obuenu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obounou | 83 | 1,914 | / |
| Ebunu | 80 | 615 | / |
| Abunu | 80 | 174 | / |
| Obonu | 80 | 74 | / |
| Owunu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ovunu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ubunu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oubounou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Oboungou | 77 | 2 | / |
| O'Bounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abungu | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Obienu | 73 | 345 | / |
| Ovungu | 73 | 289 | / |
| Abunuh | 73 | 122 | / |
| Abhunu | 73 | 99 | / |
| Abounu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Owhunu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Owounu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ubungu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ebeunu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ebuunu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ebunnu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obonnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebhunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abunnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebunui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abunus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owungu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abgunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awounou | 67 | 627 | / |
| Avounou | 67 | 225 | / |
| Abounou | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ebhounu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Owounou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Avoungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuinus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abunouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gubungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Âbounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuenou | 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
- 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 Obunu
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