Kakunta Surname

249,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kakunta Surname Definition:

Kakunta is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that is habitually clean and is always tidying up.

Kakunta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,2391:12,7931,462
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kakunta (4,714) may also be a first name.

Kakunta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kakunta is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that is habitually clean and is always tidying up.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kakunta Last Name Facts

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

Kakunta (Hindi: कुन्ता) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakunta? popularity and diffusion

Kakunta is the 249,745th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,586,247 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakunta are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kakunta is also the 99,754th most numerous first name on earth, held by 4,714 people.

Kakunta is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,239 people, or 1 in 12,793. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 46 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kakunta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakunta in the Hindi language
कुन्ताkunta-

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