Kakunya Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Kakunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 245 | 1:9,834 | 1,896 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kakunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakunya (Russian: Какуня) is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kakunya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kakunya is the 937,786th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Kakunya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kakunya are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Kakunya is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 9,834. In Namibia Kakunya is most prevalent in: Oshikoto Region, where 35 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 24 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 22 percent are found. Barring Namibia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakuunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakonya | 86 | 412 | / |
| Kakunia | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kakunja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kakunyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kacunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakunha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakungna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kakuniah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khakonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakoonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaikunja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keikunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khakhonya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kokonya | 71 | 1,521 | / |
| Kakonyo | 71 | 150 | / |
| Kokunja | 71 | 131 | / |
| Kakonia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kakonja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kokunyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokounyô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokkonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khokhonya | 63 | 22 | / |
| Koukounia | 63 | 5 | / |
| Koukounias | 59 | 6 | / |
| Kakonjo | 57 | 12 | / |
| Kokonyo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Cokonya | 57 | 8 | / |
Kakunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakunya in the Russian language | ||
| Какуня | kakuna | - |
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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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- 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 Kakunya
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