Kinku Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Kinku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Kinku (355) may also be a first name.
Kinku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kinku (Hindi: किनकू, Marathi: चीनकु, Russian: Кинку) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kinku.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kinku is the 1,295,379th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kinku reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 462,374th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 355 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 5,113,769. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 89 percent are found, Assam, where 10 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinkeu | 91 | 93 | / |
| Kinkus | 91 | 47 | / |
| Kinkku | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kinkou | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kingku | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kinkui | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kinkuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kinkup | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kuinkeu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kinkuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kingkau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinkeue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinkous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenku | 80 | 290 | / |
| Kimku | 80 | 98 | / |
| Cinku | 80 | 94 | / |
| Kincu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Knkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinkhuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinkhaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kenkou | 73 | 1,662 | / |
| Kenkeu | 73 | 131 | / |
| Kincau | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kenkuš | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kengku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kincut | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kimkhu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kenkuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuunku | 73 | 3 | / |
| K'Enku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qingku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinkoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyonku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cingku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaengku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kenkuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuenkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keunkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kingkoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qnku | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Enk'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kengkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kincuid | 67 | 0 | / |
Kinku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kinku in the Hindi language | ||
| किनकू | kinaku | 66.43 |
| किंकू | kinku | 16.43 |
| किन्कू | kinku | 7.86 |
| किंकु | kinku | 3.57 |
| किनकु | kinaku | 2.86 |
| कींकू | kinku | 1.43 |
| रिंकू | rinku | 0.71 |
| कीनकू | kinaku | 0.71 |
| Kinku in the Marathi language | ||
| चीनकु | cinaku | 50 |
| िकनकु | ikanaku | 25 |
| िंककु | inkaku | 12.5 |
| कीनकु | kinaku | 12.5 |
| Kinku in the Russian language | ||
| Кинку | kinku | - |
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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 Kinku
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