Sukunu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sukunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sukunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sukunu (231) may also be a first name.

Sukunu Last Name Facts

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

Sukunu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sukunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sukunu is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sukunu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sukunu is also the 590,311th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 231 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 50 percent are found and Delta, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sukungu921/
Siukunu921/
Sucunu83315/
Sokunu832/
Sukhinu7719/
Shokunu771/
Sokhunu771/
Zokunu671/
Zoukounou671/
Djoukounou631/
Sokonnu623/
Shokonu621/
Zokeuneu571/
Soukonou571/
Choucounou5015/

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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 Sukunu
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