Cunha Surname

1,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil206,3861:1,037123
Angola56,0021:48282
Portugal49,1701:21236
Mozambique22,8651:1,192294
United States6,5361:55,4566,616
France1,2731:52,1786,867
Canada9061:40,6685,067
Indonesia6941:190,56118,213
India5851:1,311,22351,327
Uruguay5341:6,427712
Argentina4921:86,8777,321
Spain4141:112,9288,925
England3571:156,07314,751
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
South Africa2331:232,52224,030
Venezuela1771:170,6455,004
Thailand1351:523,24790,840
Switzerland1111:73,9908,709
São Tomé and Príncipe1061:1,674213
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Cape Verde1011:5,244204
Germany881:914,83564,706
Andorra561:1,497260
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Suriname511:10,8362,716
East Timor491:24,81587
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Guinea-Bissau361:48,00170
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Aruba231:4,499638
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Bermuda171:3,840587
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
China111:124,301,9616,553
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Macau91:66,848400
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belize21:177,7373,502
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

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.

- mayalisboa

The Cunha surname comes the Portugal nickname given to a person who was in charge of minting coins (da Cunha).

- mauriciomathias

There is some research that consider Cunha a variant of the German surname Kohn, meaning 'priest'.

- a.luiza0702

Portuguese toponymic surname, from the Estate of Cunha-a-Velha, near Braga.

- mfariacastro

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuñha934/
Cuinha915/
Cunnha913/
Cunjha913/
Cunhaa911/
Caunha911/
Cuunha911/
Counha911/
Cuhnha911/
D'Cunha832,842/
C'Cunha831/
Cunya803,424/
Cunia80964/
Kunha80298/
Cunja80118/
Cunea80100/
Cunho8028/
Conha8026/
Cugna803/
Counihau771/
D'Cunjha771/
D'Cuinha771/
D'Counha771/
Cunias73681/
Cunnea73176/
Cuniah73117/
Kunhaa7380/
Cunyat7375/
Cungia7363/
Kuniha7343/
Cuhnea7325/
Cugnas7315/
Kunhya737/
Cusnia737/
Cugnay736/
Kunjha734/
Caugna733/
Cunéaz733/
Kounha733/
Cuneah732/
Cuinia732/
Conyha731/
Cunnia731/
Khunha731/
Kaunha731/
Counho731/
Cougna731/
Cunyae731/
Cuniat731/
Ceunia731/
Kuneha731/
Cugnat731/
Cuniaz731/
Cunjah731/
Cunjai731/
Cuña671,791/
Conhyea67274/
Cunniah67226/
Cugnach6743/
Kunyeha6734/
Cuinnea6712/
D'Cunja6710/
Cunijah6710/
Khunhai675/
Cunyayi672/
Cugneau672/
Cunehos672/
Conihay672/
Cougnia671/
Kunhioa671/
Counias671/
D'Cunho671/
D'Cunia671/
Kunhiah671/
Connyha670/
Cougnat670/

Cunha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cunha in the Oriya language
କନ୍ହାkanha-
Cunha in the Hindi language
कन्हाkanha94.74
चुन्हाcunha5.26
Cunha in the Marathi language
कुन्हाkunha83.33
चुनाcuna16.67
Cunha in the Arabic language
كونهاkwnha-

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