Unu Surname

225,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Unu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0561:167,74910,434
Indonesia5611:235,73821,760
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Solomon Islands321:18,1263,487
India201:38,353,269431,471
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Unu (1,156) may also be a first name.

Unu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unu (Hindi: उनू, Marathi: उनु, Oriya: ଉନୁ, Russian: Уну) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 225,517th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. The last name Unu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Unu live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unu is also the 233,837th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 1,156 people.

The surname Unu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,056 people, or 1 in 167,749. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 41 percent live, Ondo, where 20 percent live and Edo, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Unu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Unu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Unu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unus8610,041/
Gunu863,010/
Hunu861,012/
Ungu86797/
Aunu86797/
Unut86526/
Unup86449/
Unau86427/
Unnu86168/
Unui86132/
Eunu86121/
Unuh8689/
Uneu8642/
Unuz8618/
Ounu8617/
Unhu8610/
Unuç8610/
Unuy869/
Unou865/
Uunu864/
Unuj863/
Utnu863/
Unud863/
Ugnu863/
Unuu862/
Uenu861/
Uhnu861/
Eunus752,658/
Gungu75867/
Ahunu75714/
Hunou75566/
Gunnu75499/
Aunnu75345/
Unush75343/
Umnus75249/
Husnu75249/
Unnut75242/
Hunnu75135/
Umnut75131/
Ungau75128/
Aungu75122/
Ounou75118/
Augnu7557/
Hunus7556/
Huenu7552/
Hunau7543/
Unnus7534/
Haunu7520/
Hunhu7518/
Gunau7518/
Ounnu7516/
Hugnu7514/
Unnau7510/
Gounu759/
Gaunu759/
Unnuh759/
Hunut758/
Hounu758/
Eunau757/
Huneu756/
Unguh755/
Huynu755/
Unuss755/
Oungu755/
Uynus754/
Ungou753/
Uneus753/
Gunui753/
Unhui752/
Eusnu752/
Uenou752/
Umnuß752/
Aunus752/
Unuch751/
Hunuz751/
Aunuz751/
Unouh751/
Unngu751/
Eunud751/
Hunui751/
Hunup751/
Umnuh751/
Gunou751/
Gunuh751/
Aunau751/
Ounui751/
Ounut751/
Umnuy751/
Ugneu751/
Usnus751/
Unhau750/
Gunuy750/
Onu6784,631/
Gounou6725,847/
Hounou672,142/
Inu671,453/
Ounouh67301/
Unnuth67203/
Ougnou67182/
Hunout67144/
Hunaut67131/
Haunau6782/
Ounous6775/
Đunđuš6765/
Hounau6758/
Umnuid6752/
Gaungu6750/
Ounnou6728/
Hunæus6724/
Umnuss6723/
Hunaus6715/
Oungou6712/
Husnut6711/
Huneus6711/
Eunuch6710/
Eunous6710/
Houngu679/
Uhienu678/
Huinou678/
Hunnou677/
Gungau677/
Eounus677/
Umnuhs676/
Hugnou675/
Augnus675/
Ausnus675/
Ounuha675/
Hungnu674/
Auneus674/
Auhnut674/
Aunush674/
Aumnuy674/
Hugnut673/
Ounneu673/
Eunush672/
Huynuh672/
Aunutt672/
Hunhui672/
Unhaus672/
Aunuch672/
Ounnut672/
Hungou671/
Hunneu671/
Hunnuh671/
Hunush671/
Husnau671/
Gaunou671/
Guunhu671/
Goungu671/
Aunaud671/
Ounouz671/
Eunouh671/
Unouha671/
Hounus671/
Hutnau671/
Hunnuy671/
Hunaud671/
Heunou671/
Ouhnou671/
Ounoud671/
Gounau671/
Gunnou671/
Gungou671/
Guunou671/
Oumnou671/
Oumnuy671/
Unnuch671/
Aunnut671/
Aunnuy671/
Autnut671/
Husnuy671/
Huynui671/
Autnus670/
Hunnus670/

Unu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unu in the Marathi language
उनुunu-
Unu in the Oriya language
ଉନୁunu84.62
ଊନୁunu7.69
ଉନୁାଇଁunua'im3.85
ଉଣୁunu3.85
Unu in the Hindi language
उनूunu75
उनुunu25
Unu in the Russian language
Унуunu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Unu
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