Kanuku Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kanuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1741:653,37830,814
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanuku (435) may also be a first name.

Kanuku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanuku occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 277,488th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,220,305 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kanuku reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanuku is also the 411,176th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 435 people.

Kanuku is most common in India, where it is held by 1,174 people, or 1 in 653,378. In India Kanuku is primarily found in: Telangana, where 83 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kainuku92104/
Kanguku926/
Kanhuku924/
Kanuuku921/
Kanukou921/
Kanukcu921/
Kanoukou8618/
Kanukaus861/
Konuku83641/
Kaniku83185/
Kanucu8322/
Kanoku836/
Konukcu7727/
Kanieku7721/
Canutku7712/
Koonuku773/
Konnuku771/
Konukou771/
Konugkus7126/
Konukkus7112/
Konucu6748/
Conuku6715/
Canoku6712/
Kounoukou6710/
Koniku679/
Konoku672/
Caniku671/
Khongnukui631/
Cangucu62511/
Kanikeu621/
Konooku621/
Kanokhuy571/
Kanoekou571/
Coniku507/
Canicu501/

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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 Kanuku
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