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) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanuge.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Kanuge 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 common in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kasese District, where 50 percent are found, Hoima District, where 17 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 17 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Kanuge
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