Konu Surname

77,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Togo

Konu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Turkey1,5451:50,3704,986
DR Congo1,2721:58,0816,933
Togo9451:7,6701,744
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Finland2331:23,5913,262
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England381:1,466,26563,675
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Könü (12) are calculated separately.

Konu (1,293) may also be a first name.

Konu Last Name Facts

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

Konu (Hindi: कोनू, Marathi: कोनु, Oriya: େକାନୁ, Tibetan: ཀོ་ནུ་) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Könü. For other potential spellings of Konu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,239th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,150,544 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Konu live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 218,980th most common first name on earth, held by 1,293 people.

The surname Konu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 16,248. Aside from Ghana this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Konu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Konu last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Konu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $57,411 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konou892,798/
Konuş892,750/
Kongu891,604/
Koonu89217/
Konup89209/
Konau89164/
Konui89125/
Konnu89124/
Konhu8931/
Konuš8925/
Koneu8922/
Khonu8911/
Konux8910/
Koinu897/
Kounu894/
Konuj893/
Konuy892/
Komnu891/
Kuonu891/
Kognu891/
Könü8312/
Kounou808,758/
Konhou80147/
Gkonou80146/
Kongou80141/
Konnou80141/
Komnou8090/
Koenou8085/
Khonou8066/
Konuch8065/
Koinau8049/
Konnui8041/
Koonou8025/
Konuss8025/
Koinui8015/
Kongau809/
Khonui809/
Koonau806/
Konhut805/
Khotnu805/
Khonut804/
Koinou803/
Khongu802/
Koenau802/
Konudh801/
Kothnu801/
Kotnus801/
Konnuh801/
Kounuh801/
Konuhs801/
Konusz801/
Konnau801/
Kohnau801/
Kohnud801/
Konaud801/
Komnui801/
Kuongu801/
Koungu801/
Kounui801/
Konaus800/
Konoup800/
Kanu75238,162/
Kenu756,237/
Kunu752,595/
Conu75303/
Kounnou731,454/
Koungou731,127/
Khongnu73763/
Khotnut73135/
Kougnou7358/
Gkounou7347/
Konusch7337/
Konhudt7329/
Konhaus7325/
Konoush7316/
Kongnou7312/
Kongnuy7310/
Kounous738/
Konneus737/
Kounouy735/
Khoinou734/
Kongnuh733/
Kounouh732/
Kounhou732/
Koonnui732/
Konouth731/
Konnupp731/
Khounou731/
Konnnou731/
Koignou731/
Kongnuj731/
Kounnui731/
Kongnut731/
Konhous730/
Kungu6716,088/
Kangu675,260/
Kannu672,555/
Kanou672,284/
Kunui672,057/
Conus671,609/
Khanu671,327/
Kanau671,234/
Kunau67743/
Kanhu67568/
Kunnu67505/
Kanui67477/
Kanuj67374/
Khongnut67365/
Konoo67315/
Conui67313/
Kaunu67294/
Konoe67258/
Kunhu67250/
Coinu67232/
Kenui67176/
Khongnui67176/
Kenau67152/
Kaneu67119/
Konuhova67100/
Conut6795/
Khunu6789/
Khenu6789/
Kunou6777/
Conțu6768/
Kaanu6753/
Kanuu6742/
Kaenu6742/
Kahnu6739/
Könau6728/
Kanuh6727/
Kenuh6720/
Kanuś6713/
Kongnuch6713/
Kunuu6712/
Keneu6712/
Conup6711/
Connu6711/
Kanuy6711/
Kuinu6710/
Cosnu6710/
Keenu678/
Qounu676/
Kunuh675/
Kuunu675/
Kenuy674/
Keunu674/
Conuț674/
Kunuy673/
Koonauth673/
Congu673/
Counu672/
Coneu672/
Kenhu672/
Conou672/
Kounnous672/
Gqonu672/
Khosnoud671/
Kunuj671/
Kanuş671/
Kongnuuy671/
Kuneu671/
Kouhngou671/
Kounouiy671/
Qonou671/
Conuy671/
Coenu671/
Kougnous671/
Koonnuch671/
Khongnou671/
Khongnud671/
Conud670/

Konu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Konu in the Tibetan language
ཀོ་ནུ་konu-
Konu in the Oriya language
େକାନୁekanu-
Konu in the Hindi language
कोनूkonu71.26
कोनुkonu28.41
कोन्ूkonu0.16
कोनू॰konu0.16
Konu in the Marathi language
कोनुkonu50.94
कोनूkonu47.17
कोणूkonu1.89

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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 Konu
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