Yunu Surname

106,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5461:69,5775,040
Thailand1,5711:44,9645,096
Malaysia1211:243,75413,848
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yunu (7,901) may also be a first name.

Yunu Last Name Facts

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

Yunu (Bengali: যুনু, Hindi: युनु, Marathi: युनू, Oriya: ଯୁନୁ, Russian: Ыуну) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yunu? popularity and diffusion

Yunu is the 106,392nd most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,658,522 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Yunu are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yunu is also the 71,671st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 7,901 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,546 people, or 1 in 69,577. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Katsina, where 98 percent live, Kano, where 1 percent live and Zamfara, where 0 percent live. Not including Nigeria Yunu occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 36 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Yunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yunu last name is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

Yunu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yunus89207,365/
Yungu89874/
Yunuz89502/
Yunuh89317/
Yunut89198/
Eyunu89176/
Yumnu89108/
Yunui8982/
Oyunu8959/
Younu8929/
Yunuj8919/
Yunud895/
Yunuy893/
Yunup891/
Yugnu891/
Yunnu891/
Yunou891/
Hyunu891/
Yunush801,032/
Oyungu80311/
Yungnu80122/
Yunuss80119/
Yunnus8097/
Uyungu8090/
Younou8069/
Hyunus8061/
Youngu8044/
Oyounu8035/
Yunous8021/
Eyungu8021/
Aiyunu8018/
Yunhui8014/
Yunuus8013/
Yunuch8010/
Eyunus809/
Yunuph808/
Yunuis806/
Yunhus806/
Uyunus805/
Yusnus804/
Yhunux804/
Yunaus804/
Yiunus803/
Yohunu803/
Yunouz803/
Oyunus802/
Yuhnus801/
Yujnus801/
Jyungu801/
Yunust801/
Younui801/
Yunusp801/
Yuhnuh801/
Hyunuh801/
Junu751,369/
Uyunuha73336/
Youngou7349/
Huyungu7321/
Uyungou734/
Yihungu734/
Yoounus732/
Eyounus731/
Yunaush731/
Yunnush731/
Yunuish731/
Yunuush731/
Yaounus731/
Uyounus731/
Eyounou731/
Oyounou731/
Youngau731/
Yoounui731/
Junus673,648/
Junnu671,297/
Jungu67794/
Jugnu67619/
Jhunu67447/
Junau67199/
Ayonu67169/
Eyonu67124/
Iunus67113/
Junud67113/
Junuh67107/
Junut6766/
Ejunu6762/
Junuz6750/
Ojunu6721/
Yehounou6715/
Hiunu679/
Jounu678/
Ehunu676/
Juunu675/
Oyonu675/
Juinu675/
Iungu675/
Yunoo675/
Jaunu674/
Junup674/
Junhu673/
Ijunu672/
Junou672/
Junuu671/
Yunuhova671/
Uyonu671/
Iounu671/
Ihunu671/
Jeunu671/
Juneu671/
Yooungou671/
Yohounou671/
Aayounou671/

Yunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yunu in the Bengali language
যুনুyunu-
Yunu in the Oriya language
ଯୁନୁyunu-
Yunu in the Marathi language
युनूyunu70.71
युनुyunu14.14
मयुनूmayunu6.06
युनूसyunusa4.04
युणूyunu2.02
अयुनूayunu1.01
Yunu in the Hindi language
युनुyunu50
युनुसyunusa25
युनुषyunusa25
Yunu in the Russian language
Ыунуyunu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yunu
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