Unusa Surname

147,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7121:65,3184,789
Indonesia2451:539,79343,593
India241:31,961,058386,265
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Unusa (6,366) may also be a first name.

Unusa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unusa (Hindi: उनूसा, Marathi: युनुस, Oriya: ଉନୁସା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unusa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Unusa is the 147,841st most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,434,863 people. Unusa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Unusa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 82,487th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 6,366 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,712 people, or 1 in 65,318. In Nigeria Unusa is primarily found in: Kano, where 13 percent reside, Jigawa, where 9 percent reside and Zamfara, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hunusa9131/
Unuisa9116/
Uinusa9113/
Gunusa916/
Unussa913/
Uynusa913/
Unnusa912/
Unusha912/
Unusia912/
Unusay912/
Eunusa911/
Usnusa911/
Unusah911/
Unusai911/
Unuysa911/
Ounusa911/
Unnuisa837/
Gunuisa834/
Unoussa833/
Unussah832/
Unausad831/
Unnusaa831/
Unnusha831/
Hungusa831/
Hunuisa831/
Ungusah831/
Gunausa831/
Uinusai831/
Inusa80116,424/
Unisa806,920/
Unuse80117/
Unosa8034/
Onusa8028/
Unusi8021/
Unuja807/
Unuza802/
Ounoussa77242/
Unusuoha776/
Gunoussa775/
Unaushad773/
Unnisa7333,331/
Inusah7315,628/
Unissa732,946/
Gunuza73946/
Unisah73915/
Innusa73335/
Unisay73237/
Unisha73236/
Unused73188/
Hunisa73110/
Inussa7350/
Unosha7343/
Hinusa7336/
Unushe7318/
Inusha7314/
Jinusa7311/
Inuisa7310/
Eunisa739/
Inusai738/
Hunusi736/
Unisaa735/
Uunisa734/
Onusha734/
Unucha734/
Unnosa733/
Uinisa733/
Unoosa732/
Aunisa732/
Unushi732/
Inusaa732/
Ineusa732/
Onnusa732/
Unguso732/
Uhnisa731/
Unhisa731/
Uniesa731/
Inusay731/
Onusia731/
Inausa731/
Uenisa731/
Unisai731/
Unussi731/
Unutsi731/
Unosah731/
Unosia731/
Onousa731/
Ihnusa731/
Hounoussa7140/
Hounnousa712/
Ounnoussa711/
Unnissa671,183/
Unnisha67351/
Hounnoussa67349/
Innusah67278/
Inussah67183/
Hunnisa67154/
Unnisah6769/
Unnisaa6725/
Unisaha6724/
Iennusa6718/
Hunissa6717/
Uinuses6713/
Uinnisa6712/
Uunnisa6710/
Unhujah678/
Hunisha677/
Uunisha677/
Unniesa674/
Hunuzau674/
Uunissa673/
Onoussa673/
Unussee672/
Gunguza672/
Aunucha672/
Unissah672/
Inousaa672/
Ounnisa671/
Ienussa671/
Gunauza671/
Gunnuso671/
Uniessa671/
Unissai671/
Unnisau671/
Uynnisa671/
Unoosha671/
Innussa671/
Ungushi671/
Hounisa671/
Hinousa671/
Inaussa671/
Ounousi671/
Gunguse671/
Inuhsah671/
Gunushe671/
Unnnisa671/
Eunuzia671/

Unusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unusa in the Hindi language
उनूसाunusa-
Unusa in the Oriya language
ଉନୁସାunusa-
Unusa in the Marathi language
युनुसyunusa55.56
युनूसyunusa33.33
उनुसाunusa11.11

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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 Unusa
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