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 surname Unu (Hindi: उनू, Marathi: उनु, Oriya: ଉନୁ, Russian: Уну) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 225,517th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,044,143 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Unu are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unu is also the 233,837th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,156 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,056 people, or 1 in 167,749. In Nigeria Unu is primarily found in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Ondo, where 20 percent reside and Edo, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Unu is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Unu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Unu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with 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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Footnotes

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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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