Kanuki Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanuki (15) may also be a first name.

Kanuki Last Name Facts

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

Kanuki (Hindi: कंूकी) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Kanuki occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Kanuki reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanuki is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Laikipia County, where 80 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanukai9249/
Khanuki9224/
Kanukio921/
Kannuki921/
Khanukhi86270/
Khanukai862/
Kaunuski861/
Kanukaia861/
Kaniki8319,438/
Kanuka832,494/
Kanuke83514/
Konuki839/
Canuki839/
Kanoki839/
Kenuki831/
Kaneuskiy801/
Khaniki77367/
Kanukhe77172/
Khanuka7785/
Khanoki7766/
Kanusky7747/
Kanhuka7739/
Kanauka7735/
Kanuika7722/
Kanikai7714/
Kanokai778/
Kanouka777/
Kannuke777/
Kaanuka775/
Kanieki772/
Khanuke772/
Kanikyi772/
Konukhi772/
Konukai771/
Kanukka771/
Kenukii771/
Kanikiy771/
Kenucki771/
Kainuka771/
Kanukha771/
Khainouski751/
Kaneuchi7166/
Kanickij718/
Khanuciy717/
Kanouchi716/
Konugkis712/
Konhuski711/
Kahanuka711/
Khanukay711/
Kanickai711/
Kanikkai711/
Koniki672,641/
Kanike671,991/
Kanoka67694/
Khanouchi67509/
Konoki67314/
Konuke6757/
Khanuicay6753/
Kanuce6743/
Kaniky6737/
Kañuka6725/
Konuka6724/
Kainouchi6719/
Kanoke679/
Keniki678/
Kasnauskaitė675/
Kannauchi675/
Khoonukit674/
Kanuca671/
Canuky671/
Khannuchi671/
Kasnauske671/
Caniki671/
Kenuke671/
Qanuka671/

Kanuki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanuki in the Hindi language
कंूकीkamuki50
कूंकीkunki25
कुंकीkunki25

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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 Kanuki
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