Unaru Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

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

Unaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Unaru (12) may also be a first name.

Unaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unaru is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Unaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Unaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Unaru is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Unaru reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Unaru is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 28 percent reside, Sokoto, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunaru91139/
Unarau9168/
Unarut9111/
Unnaru917/
Ounaru917/
Ungaru917/
Hunaru912/
Umnaru911/
Uinaru911/
Unairu911/
Ounarou8311/
Unnarut835/
Ungarau833/
Gungaru833/
Aunarut831/
Unharut831/
Aungaru831/
Gounaru831/
Inaru80219/
Onaru8053/
Unoru8019/
Hunarupp773/
Uneatrus771/
Aunnarut771/
Jinaru73146/
Inarau7311/
Onarui739/
Unooru738/
Honaru736/
Onarau734/
Unorgu734/
Unneru734/
Hinaru732/
Inareu732/
Onarou731/
Unaroe731/
Innaru731/
Onnaru731/
Onairu731/
Utnoru731/
Ungoru731/
Gunooru67632/
Gungoru67231/
Utnooru67146/
Unnooru6722/
Unoruth6710/
Honarou679/
Aunooru676/
Huinoru674/
Humharu672/
Jinairu672/
Honnaru672/
Honțaru671/
Gaunoru671/
Jinnaru671/
Ounorou671/

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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 Unaru
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