Cunico Surname

118,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Cunico Surname User-submission:

Italian (northern Veneto): of German origin. This surname was taken to northern Italy by German speakers during the 15th and 16th centuries. According to Rapelli, it may be a variant of Cunego, from the Middle High German kunic, meaning 'king' or alternatively from the personal name Chunico, a pet form of Kuno.

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Cunico Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,7351:123,3864,669
Italy1,2071:50,6689,108
United States4771:759,87259,214
Australia3031:89,09510,253
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
France51:13,284,544357,392
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Cúnico (2) & Cunicó (1) are calculated separately.

Cunico (36) may also be a first name.

Cunico Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Italian (northern Veneto): of German origin. This surname was taken to northern Italy by German speakers during the 15th and 16th centuries. According to Rapelli, it may be a variant of Cunego, from the Middle High German kunic, meaning 'king' or alternatively from the personal name Chunico, a pet form of Kuno.

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Cunico Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cunico is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cúnico or Cunicó. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunico? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 118,297th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,874,851 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Cunico live; 47 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Luso-South America. Cunico is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 123,386. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Paraná, where 35 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 28 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Cunico Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cunico last name are 10.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cunico earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 16.99% less than the national average, earning €24,928 per year and in United States they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning $41,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cúnico942/
Cunicó941/
Chunico9240/
Caunico925/
Sunico833,830/
Zunico83281/
Junico8352/
Conico8329/
Kunico838/
Cunica836/
Cuneco833/
Cuinica7722,307/
Connico7710/
Cunnica779/
Jaunico775/
Caunica774/
Caunică774/
Chunica772/
Junaico772/
Cunijos771/
Saunico771/
Conoico771/
Junicko771/
Juinico771/
Cunhica771/
Conigco771/
Chuneiko711/
Counnica710/
Juniko67520/
Zuniko67382/
Junijo67346/
Zunica67323/
Sunica67186/
Kunica67165/
Conica67146/
Junica6759/
Junică6748/
Kunizo6729/
Súnico6725/
Kunijo6720/
Cunejo6718/
Kuniko6717/
Sunizo6715/
Konico6710/
Cuneca677/
Sunică675/
Coniko674/
Cunisa674/
Suneco674/
Suniso672/
Zúnico672/
Suniko671/
Chaunicca671/
Zonico671/
Juneco671/
Zuniso671/
Suníco671/
Suñico671/
Kuniso671/

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