Kinu Surname

231,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7941:93,04710,554
Turkey3161:246,27017,160
Papua New Guinea2881:28,3123,206
Japan1111:1,151,75021,519
India841:9,131,731182,786
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Kinu (77,876) may also be a first name.

Kinu Last Name Facts

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

Kinu (Bengali: কিনু, Hindi: किनू, Marathi: कीनु, Oriya: କିନୁ, Tibetan: ཀི་ནུ་) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kinu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinu? popularity and diffusion

Kinu is the 231,902nd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,183,436 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Kinu are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 12,657th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 77,876 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 794 people, or 1 in 93,047. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingu8913,543/
Kainu89590/
Kinau89280/
Kinui89147/
Kinou8952/
Kienu8940/
Kinuu8912/
Kionu8912/
Kuinu8910/
Khinu899/
Kinud897/
Koinu897/
Kihnu894/
Kinuy891/
Kinhu891/
Kitnu891/
Kienou8031,597/
Kaingu8017,984/
Kainou801,230/
Kinhou801,046/
Kuingu80514/
Gkinou80204/
Kinupp8098/
Kingau8071/
Koinau8049/
Kuinou8029/
Keinou8024/
Kionou8023/
Kinaud8023/
Koinui8015/
Kinaut8012/
Khainu8011/
Khinnu808/
Kingou807/
Kinust805/
Kainui804/
Kainau803/
Koinou803/
Kinuhe802/
Kinaux802/
Khuinu802/
Khienu801/
Kinahu801/
Kaimnu801/
Khingu801/
Kainuu801/
Kiongu801/
Kuinui801/
Kinouh801/
Kainut801/
Kuinup801/
Keinui801/
Kinout801/
Kionuy801/
Kinaus800/
Keinau800/
Kenu756,237/
Kunu752,595/
Cinu7588/
Khainus73239/
Kiehnau73143/
Kainnou73143/
Kinhult7379/
Kainaut7353/
Kuinuha737/
Kinautt737/
Khoinou734/
Khainuz733/
Keihnau731/
Keinnou731/
Kgainau731/
Kinouch731/
Koignou731/
Kainuch731/
Kinoupp731/
Kinauth731/
Kenou674,787/
Kunui672,057/
Kunau67743/
Kinoo67735/
Kunnu67505/
Chinu67437/
Kengu67421/
Kunhu67250/
Coinu67232/
Kenui67176/
Keanu67170/
Kenau67152/
Khunu6789/
Khenu6789/
Kuenu6777/
Kenup6769/
Kyngu6748/
Cainu6724/
Kenuh6720/
Cuinu6717/
Kunuu6712/
Keneu6712/
Keinhuis6710/
Kainouch6710/
Cinui678/
Keenu678/
Cinau678/
Kynus676/
Kunuh675/
Kuunu675/
Kinoe675/
Kenuy674/
Keunu674/
Kyonu674/
Kegnu674/
Kunuy673/
Ketnu673/
Qinou673/
Kaynu672/
Kenhu672/
Cinou672/
Kénou672/
Qingu672/
Kisnouth671/
Kynou671/
Keingnou671/
Kuneu671/
Khinouch671/
Kuinnupp671/

Kinu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinu in the Tibetan language
ཀི་ནུ་kinu-
Kinu in the Bengali language
কিনুkinu-
Kinu in the Marathi language
कीनुkinu-
Kinu in the Oriya language
କିନୁkinu49.61
କିଣୁkinu46.48
କୀନୁkinu1.57
କୀଣୁkinu0.26
କିନୂkinu0.26
Kinu in the Hindi language
किनूkinu43.1
कीनूkinu26.36
किनुkinu25.52
कीनुkinu4.18
किणुkinu0.42
कीणूkinu0.42

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kinu
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