Kokunu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kokunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kokunu (51) may also be a first name.

Kokunu Last Name Facts

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

Kokunu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokunu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kokunu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 51 people.

Kokunu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Kokunu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokunuz92150/
Kakunu83112/
Kokonu83103/
Kukunu8396/
Koukounou801/
Kokounouh801/
Kakungu772,496/
Kukunuh777/
Kakuenu774/
Kuikunu774/
Kokoonu771/
Kouskounou7532/
Kekeunou713/
Kouconou711/
Kakounou711/
Kukonu6741/
Cakunu6717/
Keukeunou673/
Kakinu671/
Kakonu671/
Kacunu671/
Kokonou6265/
Kokinou625/
Kacuunu622/
Kukunoo621/
Kakinui621/
Kacungu621/
Kukuinu621/
Koukonou5745/
Kokkonou5729/
Kogkinou571/
Kakkunoo571/
Coconu50371/
Cuconu50264/
Cakinu501/

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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 Kokunu
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