Wuna Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4811:368,28019,684
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
China131:105,178,5825,529
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Wuna (134) may also be a first name.

Wuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuna is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,836th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Wuna are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wuna is also the 800,975th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 134 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 481 people, or 1 in 368,280. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Plateau, where 6 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wunna8916,450/
Wouna89196/
Wauna89111/
Wunah8939/
Wuuna8930/
Wuina8911/
Wunai896/
Whuna895/
Wuena893/
Wumna891/
Hwuna891/
Weuna891/
Wahuna802,564/
Wounai8063/
Wunnah8037/
Waunai8014/
Wounna8010/
Waunah805/
Wounas801/
Wounau801/
Wounah801/
Whunga801/
Wunach801/
Weunga801/
Wougna801/
Wunaja801/
Waunas801/
Wounaa801/
Buna759,898/
Wona754,868/
Wuni753,646/
Vuna751,483/
Wune7579/
Wuno7558/
Wuny7543/
Wauneau739/
Wahunah738/
Wounadh731/
Wounaha731/
Wungaha731/
Waunach730/
Bunea679,053/
Bunai676,604/
Bouna675,377/
Bunna673,084/
Vunga671,326/
Vunna671,263/
Bunay671,236/
Bauna671,102/
Vauna67355/
Buina67329/
Bunaj67253/
Winah67249/
Wunyi67211/
Winai67163/
Buyna67115/
Woona67110/
Bunau67110/
Vuena67106/
Winau67105/
Wonoa6784/
Wonai6776/
Vouna6773/
Vuina6772/
Waune6750/
Wonna6750/
Woune6743/
Winay6742/
Veuna6742/
Wiena6741/
Wouni6735/
Beuna6731/
Wunhi6729/
Wauni6726/
Wunje6721/
Wuine6721/
Wuuni6719/
Vunay6716/
Bunđa6713/
Wonea6713/
Wonau6713/
Bu'na6713/
Wuynh679/
Wonay679/
Wunne679/
Wuneh678/
Vuuna677/
Wunno677/
Woena677/
Uhona677/
Winea676/
Bunaa676/
Wunni676/
Wunej675/
Wuhni674/
Weuni674/
Wauno674/
Wouno674/
Wutno674/
Weune673/
Vutna673/
Wuiña673/
Vugna672/
Waunj672/
Winaa672/
Wunei672/
Wunes672/
Vunaa671/
Vunas671/
Vunoa671/
Vuyna671/
Wunit671/
Wauny671/
Wgune671/
Hwona671/
Vguna671/
Wguni671/
Wunie671/
Vunau671/
Wuune671/
Wguny671/
Wuniz671/
Wunyo671/
Wunoh670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Wuna
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