Cunha Surname
Approximately 348,311 people bear this surname
Cunha Surname User-submission:
I once heard that Cunha is the Portuguese form of the jewish surname Cohen. Jews used to change Cohen into Cunha once they arrived in Portugal.
Cunha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 206,386 | 1:1,037 | 123 |
| Angola | 56,002 | 1:482 | 82 |
| Portugal | 49,170 | 1:212 | 36 |
| Mozambique | 22,865 | 1:1,192 | 294 |
| United States | 6,536 | 1:55,456 | 6,616 |
| France | 1,273 | 1:52,178 | 6,867 |
| Canada | 906 | 1:40,668 | 5,067 |
| Indonesia | 694 | 1:190,561 | 18,213 |
| India | 585 | 1:1,311,223 | 51,327 |
| Uruguay | 534 | 1:6,427 | 712 |
| Argentina | 492 | 1:86,877 | 7,321 |
| Spain | 414 | 1:112,928 | 8,925 |
| England | 357 | 1:156,073 | 14,751 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| South Africa | 233 | 1:232,522 | 24,030 |
| Venezuela | 177 | 1:170,645 | 5,004 |
| Thailand | 135 | 1:523,247 | 90,840 |
| Switzerland | 111 | 1:73,990 | 8,709 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 106 | 1:1,674 | 213 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| Cape Verde | 101 | 1:5,244 | 204 |
| Germany | 88 | 1:914,835 | 64,706 |
| Andorra | 56 | 1:1,497 | 260 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| East Timor | 49 | 1:24,815 | 87 |
| Luxembourg | 47 | 1:12,352 | 2,231 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 36 | 1:48,001 | 70 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Cuñha (4) are calculated separately.
Cunha (3,432) may also be a first name.
Cunha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
I once heard that Cunha is the Portuguese form of the jewish surname Cohen. Jews used to change Cohen into Cunha once they arrived in Portugal.
- mayalisboaThe Cunha surname comes the Portugal nickname given to a person who was in charge of minting coins (da Cunha).
- mauriciomathiasThere is some research that consider Cunha a variant of the German surname Kohn, meaning 'priest'.
- a.luiza0702Portuguese toponymic surname, from the Estate of Cunha-a-Velha, near Braga.
- mfariacastroCunha Demographics
Cunha Political Affiliation
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Cunha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cunha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cunha (Arabic: كونها, Hindi: कन्हा, Marathi: कुन्हा, Oriya: କନ୍ହା) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cuñha. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cunha? popularity and diffusion
Cunha is the 1,559th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,923 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Cunha reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 121,446th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 3,432 people.
The last name Cunha is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 206,386 people, or 1 in 1,037. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live and Pará, where 10 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 102 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 16 percent live and Portugal, where 14 percent live.
Cunha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cunha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 19,806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 17,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cunha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cunha surname are 44.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Cunha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.04% more than the national average, earning R 332,784 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.81% less than the national average, earning $17,751,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,866 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuñha | 93 | 4 | / |
| Cuinha | 91 | 5 | / |
| Cunnha | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cunjha | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cunhaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Caunha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cuunha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Counha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cuhnha | 91 | 1 | / |
| D'Cunha | 83 | 2,842 | / |
| C'Cunha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cunya | 80 | 3,424 | / |
| Cunia | 80 | 964 | / |
| Kunha | 80 | 298 | / |
| Cunja | 80 | 118 | / |
| Cunea | 80 | 100 | / |
| Cunho | 80 | 28 | / |
| Conha | 80 | 26 | / |
| Cugna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Counihau | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Cunjha | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Cuinha | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Counha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cunias | 73 | 681 | / |
| Cunnea | 73 | 176 | / |
| Cuniah | 73 | 117 | / |
| Kunhaa | 73 | 80 | / |
| Cunyat | 73 | 75 | / |
| Cungia | 73 | 63 | / |
| Kuniha | 73 | 43 | / |
| Cuhnea | 73 | 25 | / |
| Cugnas | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kunhya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cusnia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cugnay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kunjha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Caugna | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cunéaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kounha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cuneah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cuinia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Conyha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cunnia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khunha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaunha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Counho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cougna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cunyae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuniat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceunia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuneha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cugnat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuniaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cunjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cunjai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuña | 67 | 1,791 | / |
| Conhyea | 67 | 274 | / |
| Cunniah | 67 | 226 | / |
| Cugnach | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kunyeha | 67 | 34 | / |
| Cuinnea | 67 | 12 | / |
| D'Cunja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cunijah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khunhai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cunyayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cugneau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cunehos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Conihay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cougnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunhioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Counias | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Cunho | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Cunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunhiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Connyha | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cougnat | 67 | 0 | / |
Cunha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cunha in the Oriya language | ||
| କନ୍ହା | kanha | - |
| Cunha in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्हा | kanha | 94.74 |
| चुन्हा | cunha | 5.26 |
| Cunha in the Marathi language | ||
| कुन्हा | kunha | 83.33 |
| चुना | cuna | 16.67 |
| Cunha in the Arabic language | ||
| كونها | kwnha | - |
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