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 surname Unuk (Marathi: उनूक, Russian: Унук) is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Ünük. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unuk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 624,505th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name on earth, borne by 325 people.

It 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 reside, Central Slovenia, where 7 percent reside and Savinja, where 3 percent reside. Besides Slovenia it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

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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