Kanugo Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4871:1,575,08358,350
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kanugo (28) may also be a first name.

Kanugo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanugo (Hindi: कानूगो, Marathi: कानुगो, Oriya: କାନୁେଗା) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanugo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,110th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname Kanugo occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kanugo reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 1,575,083. In India Kanugo is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 51 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent are found and Punjab, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanungo928,337/
Kannugo9215/
Kangugo9211/
Kanugod924/
Kaanugo922/
Kanaugo922/
Kanungoo863,571/
Kanungoy861/
Kanunngo861/
Kannungo861/
Kanuga83774/
Kanogo83130/
Kanigo8322/
Konugo834/
Kanhoungo801/
Kangougou801/
Kanunga771,483/
Kannuga777/
Kaanuga774/
Khanuga771/
Kanguga771/
Konougo771/
Kanugad771/
Kanigou771/
Kanouga771/
Kanoggo771/
Kanogou771/
Kanungha71158/
Kanhunga719/
Quanungo717/
Canhungo714/
Kanuunga713/
Kounougo712/
Kaniegou711/
Kanungga711/
Kanoga67323/
Kaniga67147/
Konogo6726/
Konigo6725/
Konuga679/
Canigo677/
Canuga675/
Kenuga673/
Kanung'ha672/
Konhougou671/
Kannougha671/
Konhoungo671/

Kanugo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanugo in the Marathi language
कानुगोkanugo95.56
कानूगोkanugo1.9
कनुगोkanugo1.9
कानुगेाkanugea0.63
Kanugo in the Oriya language
କାନୁେଗାkanuega66.67
କାନୂେଗାkanuega16.67
କାନୁନେଗାkanunega16.67
Kanugo in the Hindi language
कानूगोkanugo56.25
कानुगोkanugo37.5
कनुगोkanugo6.25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanugo
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