Yaunu Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Yaunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Yaunu (11) may also be a first name.

Yaunu Last Name Facts

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

Yaunu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaunu? popularity and diffusion

Yaunu is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Yaunu are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Yaunu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Yaunu is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 69 percent are found, Madang, where 17 percent are found and Chimbu, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaunus9131/
Yaunaud831/
Yaugnui831/
Yaounus831/
Younu8029/
Yaonu8010/
Yaoungou771/
Younus7374,671/
Younou7369/
Youngu7344/
Younui731/
Younud731/
Younuz731/
Younous6723,756/
Youenou67102/
Youngou6749/
Younush6729/
Younuss6721/
Younnus6710/
Younuis675/
Yousnus674/
Yougnou673/
Yoounus672/
Yoounui671/
Yoiunus671/
Younouy671/
Yougnui671/
Youneus671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Yaunu
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