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 last name Kakunu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakunu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kakunu live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kakunu is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya Kakunu is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 97 percent reside, Makueni County, where 1 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Kakunu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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