Cunnen Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Cunnen Surname Definition:

Ó Cuinín was one of the septs of Thomond which took part in the battle of Loghraska in 1317. Mac Coinín was sub-chief to Ó Caithnidh (O'Caheny or Canny) in the barony of Erris, Co. Mayo. There are four references to them in The Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachra.

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Cunnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
France131:5,109,440259,941
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Cünnen (4) are calculated separately.

Cunnen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cuinín was one of the septs of Thomond which took part in the battle of Loghraska in 1317. Mac Coinín was sub-chief to Ó Caithnidh (O'Caheny or Canny) in the barony of Erris, Co. Mayo. There are four references to them in The Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachra.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Cunnen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cunnen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Cünnen. For other possible spellings of Cunnen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunnen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cunnen live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands Cunnen is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 56 percent are found, South Holland, where 28 percent are found and Gelderland, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 30 percent are found and Mauritius, where 11 percent are found.

Cunnen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cunnen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cunnen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cunnen surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Cunnen earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 250.53% more than the national average, earning $151,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cünnen944/
Cunneen921,874/
Cunnien92174/
Chunnen926/
Cunnenn921/
Cunen91104/
Cuinneen860/
Kunnen831,051/
Ceunen83572/
Sunnen83268/
Connen83188/
Counen83121/
Cuneen83101/
Cuynen8386/
Cuinen8384/
Cunnin8338/
Cunenc834/
Chunen832/
Cunien830/
Cumnen830/
Caunen830/
Cunning772,607/
Khunnen77672/
Conneen77252/
Cunnion77241/
Chunnin7784/
Coennen7771/
Cugnenc7729/
Cauneen7712/
Cuijnen778/
Kunnaen774/
Keunnen773/
Connien773/
Connenn772/
Chaunen772/
Kaunnen771/
Cuhneen771/
Cuinnin771/
Kuhnnen771/
Junneng771/
Suinnen771/
Cunnnin770/
Cueneen770/
Cumneen770/
Cunin733,092/
Conen731,839/
Kunen73778/
Junen73226/
Sunen73159/
Zunen732/
Cunem730/
Cougnenc71138/
Cunningh7116/
Khunnaen7115/
Ciunienė718/
Chauneen711/
Tchounen711/
Khunneen711/
Counnion710/
Coenen6717,136/
Kuhnen674,645/
Keunen671,076/
Chunin671,048/
Kuenen67868/
Coonen67809/
Caunin67485/
Connin67409/
Kunnin67333/
Kaunen67299/
Cungin67271/
Jeunen67264/
Cunion67176/
Künnen67144/
Konnen67111/
Zuinen67110/
Coneen6770/
Cuning6754/
Cugnin6747/
Chunyn6741/
Zeunen6739/
Khunen6735/
Juinen6731/
Suinen6729/
Saunen6728/
Junnin6726/
Kounen6723/
Conien6719/
Tchouneng6718/
Jounen6715/
Khungneng6715/
Juneng6710/
Suneen6710/
Kunenn679/
Cunyon674/
Zumnen674/
Cunink674/
Quinen672/
Sujnen672/
Sunnin672/
Qaunen671/
Quonen671/
Kuneen671/
Ceunin671/
Junent671/
Zonnen671/
Zschunnin671/
Cunina671/
Connyn671/
Kunenc671/
Chounynne671/
Suninn671/
Juninn671/
Juhnen671/
Khaungnen671/
Sunien670/
Kutnen670/

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