Kakunu Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Kakunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kakunu (20) may also be a first name.
Kakunu Demographics
Kakunu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kakunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakunu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kakunu reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 97 percent live, Makueni County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Kakunu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakungu | 92 | 2,496 | / |
| Kakuenu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kakounou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cakunu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kokunu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kakinu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kacunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kakonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kokunuz | 77 | 150 | / |
| Kuikunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kacuunu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kakinui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kacungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kekeunou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kakkunoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokonu | 67 | 103 | / |
| Keukeunou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cakinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koukounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokounouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouskounou | 63 | 32 | / |
| Kokoonu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kakkinou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kouconou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Kakunu
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