Kainuku Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kainuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kainuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Cook Islands141:1,298323
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kainuku Last Name Facts

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

Kainuku is found most in French Polynesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kainuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kainuku is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Kainuku occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Kainuku are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Polynesia.

Kainuku is most commonly used in French Polynesia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 4,603. Apart from French Polynesia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 17 percent live and The Cook Islands, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanuku921,396/
Kinuku9246/
Kinguku8657/
Kanguku866/
Kanhuku864/
Kanuuku861/
Kanukou861/
Kanukcu861/
Kanoukou8018/
Kinoukou801/
Kanukaus801/
Kaniku77185/
Kanucu7722/
Kiniku7722/
Kanoku776/
Kinoku774/
Kanieku7121/
Canutku7112/
Kenoukou6749/
Kounoukou6310/
Chinoukou632/
Kegnoukeu631/
Canoku6212/
Caniku621/
Keugnoukeu592/
Keugneukeu591/
Cangucu57511/
Kanikeu571/
Kanoekou531/
Kanokhuy531/

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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
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  • 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 Kainuku
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