Kahunu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kahunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kahunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahunu (Oriya: କାହୁନୁ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahunu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kahunu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahunu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kahunu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Kahunu is most common in: Bushenyi District, where 33 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 33 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 33 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahunu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହୁନୁ | kahunu | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kahunu
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