Kanuge Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kanuge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanuge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kanuge Last Name Facts

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

Kanuge (Arabic: كنوجه, Marathi: कानुगे) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanuge is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kanuge reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kanuge is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Kanuge is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 50 percent live, Hoima District, where 17 percent live and Kabarole District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanunge9241/
Kanouge923/
Kanugey921/
Kanguge921/
Kanungge8636/
Kanuga83774/
Kanuje83305/
Kanige8364/
Kanuce8343/
Kanoge8337/
Kanuse8331/
Kanugi838/
Kanungi77152/
Khanoge7719/
Kanguze7719/
Kanouje7714/
Kannuje7711/
Kannuga777/
Kannige775/
Kaanuga774/
Kanugai771/
Khanuga771/
Kanigge771/
Kanujee771/
Kanusea771/
Kangugi771/
Kanouze771/
Canuege771/
Kanouga771/
Kanugay771/
Kanause770/
Kannauje7153/
Kanaugia7119/
Konaughe7116/
Kanougia715/
Kanuungi712/
Khanouse712/
Kannouje712/
Kanungai711/
Kanhuuce711/
Kanaujea711/
Khanujee711/
Kanungoy711/
Keanouse710/
Kanuji67351/
Kanoga67323/
Kanigi67166/
Konuce6725/
Konige6724/
Kanusi6722/
Kanuci6715/
Konuga679/
Kanoze678/
Canuga675/
Kanogi674/
Kanujy673/
Könige672/
Kanuza672/
Khannouse672/
Canoge672/
Kannougia671/
Kanuzi671/
Kannaugia671/
Kanhauser671/
Kannougha671/
Kenige671/
Canuze670/
Canige670/

Kanuge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanuge in the Marathi language
कानुगेkanuge-
Kanuge in the Arabic language
كنوجهknwjh-

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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 Kanuge
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