Unuka Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Unuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Cook Islands101:1,818480
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Unuka (99) may also be a first name.

Unuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unuka (Russian: Унука) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Unuka is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Unuka occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Unuka reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 951,070th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 99 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea Unuka is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 73 percent are found, Northern, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent are found and The Cook Islands, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunuka91159/
Unucka9169/
Hunuka9134/
Unukah916/
Unuuka914/
Ounuka912/
Uynukay8315/
Unaukat832/
Gunguka831/
Unushka831/
Gunuuka831/
Gunukay831/
Onuka803,254/
Unoka80444/
Unika80274/
Unuke80106/
Inuka8054/
Unuki8040/
Unuko806/
Unuekhai7716/
Aunukuha771/
Uhnoutka771/
Gounouka771/
Inukai7315,694/
Jinuka731,108/
Hunika73419/
Gunuko7325/
Unikah7316/
Unokah7314/
Hunuke7310/
Onucka738/
Onnuka736/
Onuuka736/
Onukka734/
Eunuke734/
Onukha733/
Uniqua733/
Onouka733/
Hinuka732/
Eunika732/
Onauka732/
Aunika732/
Hunuki732/
Unuike731/
Aunoka731/
Unnika731/
Inuuka731/
Ounuki731/
Hunuko731/
Innuka731/
Unucko731/
Hunguki6736/
Hunguke6725/
Unuchko6717/
Onnukka679/
Onukaha679/
Heunuke673/
Unaukhe672/
Hunnuko671/
Hunnuki671/
Onugkha671/
Huneuki671/
Unhuske671/
Ounouki671/
Onuhkha671/
Hunukui671/
Jinouka671/
Innouka671/
Unushki671/
Guneuke671/
Onaukah671/
Uniquea670/

Unuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unuka in the Russian language
Унукаunuka-

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