Kaunye Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Kaunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 482 | 1:32,030 | 4,953 |
| Uganda | 86 | 1:453,945 | 27,029 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kaunye (16) may also be a first name.
Kaunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaunye occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaunye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 554,992nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Kaunye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaunye live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kaunye is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 16 people.
The last name Kaunye is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 32,030. In Zimbabwe Kaunye is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 40 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kaunye
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