Umunna Surname

82,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umunna Surname User-submission:

The surname Umunna means 'family' and sometimes 'kinsmen'. It is predominantly used by the Igbo tribe of Nigeria.

Umunna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5981:31,6442,640
England1171:476,22330,919
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
India261:29,502,515369,827
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Umunna (1,311) may also be a first name.

Umunna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Umunna means 'family' and sometimes 'kinsmen'. It is predominantly used by the Igbo tribe of Nigeria.

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Umunna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umunna (Hindi: ूमुन्ना, Marathi: ुमु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Umunna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umunna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 82,464th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,240,011 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Umunna live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 217,187th most widespread forename internationally, held by 1,311 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,598 people, or 1 in 31,644. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Delta, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Umunna occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Umunna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Umunna last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

Umunna earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning $50,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umunnah92365/
Umunnna924/
Ummunna923/
Utmunna921/
Oumunna921/
Umuna91231/
Umunnaya864/
Oumounna862/
Gumuna83129/
Umuena8390/
Umunga8366/
Umunne8335/
Umunah8316/
Omunna8313/
Umonna8311/
Umunni8310/
Ummuna839/
Umuuna836/
Umumna832/
Humuna831/
Umauna831/
Umunno831/
Imunna831/
Oumouna77136/
Gumunai7716/
Umonnah7713/
Oumunga774/
Umungai772/
Ummunni771/
Gumunga771/
Gummuna771/
Omuna73873/
Imuna73183/
Umuni7353/
Umune7349/
Umona7343/
Umuno7312/
Umuny734/
Oummunga7115/
Goumouna7114/
Oumounah714/
Houmouna713/
Jimunnah711/
Oummouna711/
Uminah671,698/
Humune67223/
Imuina6796/
Umonah6740/
Omouna6735/
Humuni6722/
Gumuno6722/
Umunei6715/
Usmuni6711/
Oumona678/
Ummuni676/
Umonne675/
Omunni674/
Omonna674/
Imunah672/
Jimuna672/
Omunai672/
Ummune671/
Uminay671/
Umunyi671/
Omunha671/
Aumona671/
Umunee671/
Uumuni671/
Umuuni671/
Gumuni671/
Houmousna671/
Imuena671/
Imuuna671/
Uminau671/
Omauna671/

Umunna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umunna in the Marathi language
ुमुumu-
Umunna in the Hindi language
ूमुन्नाumunna45.28
ुमुन्नाumunna45.28
मुन्नाmunna5.66
ूमून्नाumunna3.77

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