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 last name Kinku (Hindi: किनकू, Marathi: चीनकु, Russian: Кинку) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,295,379th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Kinku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kinku live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kinku is also the 462,374th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 355 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 5,113,769. In India Kinku is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 89 percent live, Assam, where 10 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Barring India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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