Unum Surname

357,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Unum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8341:212,40112,620
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Norway231:223,57824,793
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India161:47,941,586492,263
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Unum (137) may also be a first name.

Unum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unum (Hindi: उनुम) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unum? popularity and diffusion

Unum is the 357,252nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. The last name Unum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Unum are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unum is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 137 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 834 people, or 1 in 212,401. In Nigeria Unum is mostly found in: Benue, where 81 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside and Taraba, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Unum is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Unum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Unum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Unum surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Unum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Unum earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning 276,470 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $33,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ungum89225/
Gunum8921/
Hunum8915/
Unume895/
Unoum891/
Unaum891/
Unuum891/
Umnum891/
Gunnum8018/
Gungum8013/
Gounum8012/
Husnum805/
Hounum804/
Hunnum803/
Ounoum801/
Ounnum801/
Huinum801/
Gunhum800/
Haunum800/
Onum752,651/
Unom75935/
Inum75308/
Unun75206/
Hounoum736/
Gounoum731/
Onnum671,622/
Unung671,068/
Ungun67496/
Hinum67181/
Unune67147/
Innum67108/
Gunun6787/
Inaum6769/
Honum6762/
Inumm6730/
Hunun6723/
Jinum6723/
Unaun6714/
Aunun6712/
Ounun677/
Onoum677/
Inoum677/
Goungoum677/
Onaum674/
Hounoume672/
Unoem672/
Unoun672/
Eunun671/
Unuun671/
Hunnumck671/
Inuum671/
Onumh671/
Unhom671/
Unuin671/
Ununn671/
Unnom671/
Unoom671/

Unum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unum in the Hindi language
उनुमunuma-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Unum
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