Shunu Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Shunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shunu (6,953) may also be a first name.

Shunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shunu (Bengali: শুনু, Hindi: शुनू, Marathi: शुनु, Oriya: ଶୁନୁ) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shunu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Shunu is also the 77,927th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 6,953 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Isiolo County, where 90 percent are found, Mandera County, where 6 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Shunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shungu914,893/
Sahunu9116/
Shaunu916/
Shounu915/
Shunuu914/
Shunnu912/
Shunhu911/
Shunus911/
Shumnu911/
Sunu895,722/
Shaungu8362/
Shuungu8329/
Shunhui832/
Schungu831/
Shunguh831/
Sungu8015,096/
Chunu801,118/
Sunnu80743/
Shinu80658/
Sunuh80492/
Suenu80235/
Sunus8093/
Sunut8074/
Saunu8071/
Shonu8064/
Sunou8063/
Siunu8055/
Sunux8050/
Sunuç8047/
Sounu8022/
Sunau8020/
Sunup8015/
Sunui809/
Suinu804/
Sutnu804/
Suunu803/
Sugnu802/
Suneu802/
Susnu801/
Sumnu801/
Suhnu801/
Shunnauh771/
Sounou731,716/
Chunnu731,496/
Sutnut73327/
Chaunu73201/
Chunui73193/
Saunus73179/
Chunut73135/
Chusnu73107/
Sunnus7399/
Chunux7387/
Shinnu7362/
Sunngu7350/
Seunou7349/
Schinu7335/
Suenou7324/
Sumnut7317/
Chunus7316/
Suneus7314/
Soungu7311/
Sunnuh7310/
Chhunu738/
Sunnui737/
Sungau736/
Saungu736/
Sutnui735/
Chuhnu735/
Sunnup734/
Sunout734/
Chutnu734/
Chounu734/
Sunhou734/
Chunou734/
Saunui734/
Souynu734/
Shunoo733/
Saunut733/
Chunuy733/
Chuneu732/
Shinui732/
Chunuj732/
Chunhu731/
Shumhu731/
Suhnut731/
Shinuu731/
Ssuunu731/
Sungou731/
Sunauh731/
Sunuch731/
Ssungu731/
Sunust731/
Sunuhe731/
Sungnu731/
Sunhau731/
Sunnut731/
Sunnuy731/
Chunud731/
Chumnu731/
Sumnus730/
Shuinault711/
Sonu6718,800/
Soungou67728/
Sounnou67302/
Zunu67274/
Sugnaux67220/
Chumnui67168/
Chuinut6788/
Chhunnu6767/
Seugnou6767/
Chaunut6764/
Chunhui6750/
Sungnui6748/
Chunush6735/
Chumnut6726/
Chounou6723/
Chumnuy6721/
Cheunou6718/
Xunu6715/
Chaunou6711/
Chunuch676/
Chouynu676/
Chunnui674/
Sungnut674/
Chaunnu673/
Sumnuch672/
Saunnut672/
Chhunau671/
Chaunau671/
Sougnou671/
Shoonuu671/
Soumnou671/
Sounhou671/
Saungnu671/
Szounou671/
Sunhaus671/
Sunú671/
Chunnnu671/
Chunnud671/
Chuinou671/
Chuinui671/
Sugnuch671/
Chunnuy671/
Sunnous670/
Chugnau670/
Saunaus670/

Shunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shunu in the Bengali language
শুনুsunu-
Shunu in the Hindi language
शुनूsunu-
Shunu in the Marathi language
शुनुsunu75
शुनूsunu25
Shunu in the Oriya language
ଶୁନୁsunu40
ଶୁଣୁsunu40
ଶୂନୁsunu20

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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 Shunu
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