Sunuka Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sunuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sunuka (303) may also be a first name.

Sunuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunuka (Bengali: সুনুকা, Hindi: सुनुका, Oriya: ସୁନୁକା) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sunuka.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sunuka is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sunuka live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 505,965th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 303 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe Sunuka is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sunuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunuka in the Hindi language
सुनुकाsunuka-
Sunuka in the Bengali language
সুনুকাsunuka95.35
সূনুকাsunuka2.33
সুনোকাsunoka2.33
Sunuka in the Oriya language
ସୁନୁକାsunuka76.32
ଶୁନୁକାsunuka19.74
ସୂନୁକାsunuka1.32
ଶୁକୁମତୀsukumati1.32
ସୂନୂକାsunuka1.32

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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 Sunuka
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