Zunji Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Žunji (96) are calculated separately.

Zunji (29) may also be a first name.

Zunji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zunji is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Žunji. For other potential spellings of Zunji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zunji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zunji live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Zunji is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 66 percent are found and Lagos, where 34 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Zunji exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žunji9396/
Zunjić916/
Zuniji911/
Zunjie911/
Zoundji831,047/
Sunji80431/
Junji80236/
Zunja80147/
Zunje80137/
Zunie8088/
Zungi8066/
Zunzi8043/
Zumji8042/
Zunhi8013/
Zonji806/
Xunji802/
Zunsi802/
Zunxi801/
Šunjić732,107/
Žunjić73361/
Junjie73206/
Chunji73147/
Sunjić7366/
Tsunji7365/
Sounji7340/
Cunjie7336/
Sunjai7330/
Sunjio7319/
Junjai7318/
Junjit7315/
Zunija7313/
Sunjit7313/
Zhinji7312/
Shunji7312/
Zounzi7310/
Sunjid739/
Xunjie737/
Junjoi737/
Zuniea736/
Zunzuj736/
Sunjie736/
Zhunje734/
Zuniha734/
Zunzaj734/
Juntji734/
Zundje734/
Zounsi734/
Zuniyo733/
Giunji733/
Junjid733/
Zaunje732/
Zunied732/
Zunjay732/
Zoungi732/
Zounie732/
Junjhi732/
Sunjis732/
Saunji731/
Jaunji731/
Cunjai731/
Zunioa731/
Zunjja731/
Tzunie731/
Zunnie731/
Zunhai731/
Šunjiæ731/
Jounji731/
Juinji731/
Zunzui731/
Suunji731/
Zuinie731/
Zunchi731/
Jhunji731/
Junjei731/
Junjui731/
Zeunie730/
Zunier730/
Zoundje67278/
Sunjich6734/
Chunjit6730/
Chunjai6728/
Junaiji6715/
Chunjie6712/
Djeunji6710/
Szumnyj678/
Zuncich674/
Zuñi674/
Jounjai674/
Shunjie674/
Zaunier671/
Zounssi671/
Seunjio671/
Suhnjui671/
Susnjić671/
Chuinji671/
Cunuiji671/
Shunjit671/
Saunjai671/
Seunjai671/
Zhounie671/
Ceunjit671/
Chunjei671/
Chunjih671/
Zunnier670/

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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 Zunji
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