Unuk Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Unuk Surname User-submission:

The surname Unuk or Vnuk means 'grandson' in Serbo-Croatian.

Unuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2311:10,7692,548
Turkey1451:536,69929,869
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ünük (1) are calculated separately.

Unuk (325) may also be a first name.

Unuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Unuk or Vnuk means 'grandson' in Serbo-Croatian.

- marisau

Unuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unuk (Marathi: उनूक, Russian: Унук) is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Ünük. For other potential spellings of Unuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Unuk is the 624,505th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Unuk live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Unuk is also the 486,495th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 325 people.

This surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 10,769. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Drava, where 87 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 7 percent are found and Savinja, where 3 percent are found. Beside Slovenia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unuke89106/
Gunuk8950/
Unnuk8935/
Unguk896/
Unuik894/
Unhuk891/
Uinuk891/
Hunuk891/
Unuks891/
Ünük831/
Hunuke8010/
Ounouk809/
Gunguk804/
Eunuke804/
Hunuck802/
Hunnuk802/
Unuike801/
Unnuck801/
Gunuck801/
Usnauk801/
Onuk756,144/
Unok751,265/
Inuk75515/
Unug759/
Unuc753/
Unukova7366/
Gounouk7356/
Ounouck7334/
Heunuke733/
Unaukhe732/
Ounoukh731/
Unhuske731/
Augnauk730/
Huenuik730/
Jinuk67545/
Unucková6774/
Ounok6754/
Aunok6749/
Gounouck6741/
Onouk6737/
Onukh6735/
Unguc6729/
Uinok6729/
Inuik6727/
Honuk6723/
Hunuc6710/
Gunug679/
Unnok678/
Onnuk678/
Inauk677/
Eunug673/
Unuckova672/
Gounnouk672/
Unukhova671/
Inukh671/
Unuug671/
Uneug671/
Unnuc671/
Unugh671/
Ungug671/
Unook671/
Innuk671/

Unuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unuk in the Marathi language
उनूकunuka50
उनुकunuka50
Unuk in the Russian language
Унукunuk-

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