Unamu Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Unamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Unamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unamu is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Unamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Unamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Unamu live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Unamu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 98 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Unamu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unnamu9135/
Hunamu9116/
Uinamu913/
Gunamu913/
Ungamu912/
Usnamu911/
Aunamu911/
Gunnamu8319/
Gungamu833/
Ounamou831/
Hunnamu831/
Unhamau831/
Onamu80273/
Inamu80260/
Unemu8016/
Unomu804/
Hunamaud771/
Ougnamou771/
Inhamu7323/
Hinamu7319/
Inamui7318/
Onamou7310/
Inamau733/
Ungomu732/
Onamui731/
Innamu731/
Unnemu731/
Onnamu731/
Hounhamou711/
Hinamau6722/
Hinamou672/
Honamou671/
Umhamud671/
Hinnamui621/
Hinnamou621/
Onomu60268/
Inemu6056/
Inomu6022/
Honomu555/
Honoimu505/

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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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  • 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 Unamu
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