Cuninngham Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cuninngham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuninngham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Cuninngham Last Name Facts

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

Cuninngham is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cuninngham.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuninngham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Cuninngham live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Aberdeenshire, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Scotland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Cuninngham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cuninngham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cuninngham last name fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Cuninngham
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