Wunam Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Wunam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wunam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wunam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wunam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wunam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wunam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Wunam live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Wunam is most numerous in: Taraba, where 84 percent are found, Adamawa, where 5 percent are found and Gombe, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wounam91438/
Wunnam912/
Wutnam911/
Whunham834/
Wounham831/
Wuehnam831/
Bunam80785/
Wonam8063/
Winam8032/
Vunam8031/
Wunan8015/
Wounaham7723/
Bunnam733,245/
Vunnam733,190/
Wonnam731,414/
Winham73703/
Wonham73114/
Bunaim7364/
Whinam7361/
Bounam7337/
Bunham7334/
Wungan7334/
Bunaum7324/
Wounan7320/
Buynam733/
Baunam733/
Wunnan732/
Wunant732/
Vusnam731/
Vunaam731/
Buinam730/
Bounaim672,364/
Whinham67232/
Voungam67229/
Bounnam6726/
Wunnang6720/
Buhnnam6717/
Vhaunam6716/
Bounaïm6715/
Bounajm6715/
Bouneam675/
Bunneam675/
Woungan672/
Wunneum671/
Hvunham671/
Bunhaum671/
Woonham671/
Winhham671/
Winhaam671/
Vuunnam671/
Bounamm671/
Wounane671/
Wuinant671/
Bounaam671/
Winaham670/
Vauname670/
Wonaham670/
Bunnham670/
Bunaham670/

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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 Wunam
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