Sunema Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sunema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sunema (465) may also be a first name.

Sunema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunema (Hindi: सुनेमा, Marathi: सुनेमा, Oriya: ସୁେନମା) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunema? popularity and diffusion

Sunema is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Sunema live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sunema is also the 395,119th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 465 people.

Sunema is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Sunema is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suneima925/
Suneema922/
Sunemai921/
Sunaemah8614/
Sunneema865/
Sunama83608/
Sunoma8369/
Sunima8340/
Sunemi8338/
Sunemo837/
Suneme832/
Sonema831/
Junema831/
Suneetmma8098/
Scheunema801/
Sonnema77199/
Sinemah77126/
Sunamah7783/
Sunimah7757/
Sunamai7730/
Sunaima776/
Sonemma775/
Sunimat775/
Sunamma773/
Junemah773/
Suineme772/
Sonemay771/
Soniema771/
Sunemei771/
Sumnima771/
Sunnama771/
Shunima770/
Ssuneetmma751/
Sunahama7163/
Sunaimah7124/
Saunamaa7115/
Sunnamma718/
Saunamma714/
Sjunnemo714/
Schonema712/
Shonemma711/
Saungeme711/
Sunimatt710/
Cunemo67540/
Sonima6753/
Sunamo6726/
Junemo6710/
Sunheimer678/
Sunomo677/
Zunima676/
Sonyma674/
Sonemi673/
Sunithmma673/
Sunimy671/
Zonema671/
Sonemo671/
Schonemah670/

Sunema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunema in the Oriya language
ସୁେନମାsuenama-
Sunema in the Hindi language
सुनेमाsunema95.45
सूनेमाsunema4.55
Sunema in the Marathi language
सुनेमाsunema93.33
सुनेनाsunena6.67

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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 Sunema
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