Ku-U Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ku-U Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ku-U Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ku-U Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ku-U is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ku-U? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Ku-U is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Ku-U live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 61 percent are found, Northern, where 29 percent are found and Chimbu, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kau-U | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ku-Uh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kuu | 86 | 1,083 | / |
| Khuu | 75 | 14,759 | / |
| Kuyu | 75 | 2,402 | / |
| Kuau | 75 | 114 | / |
| Kuwu | 75 | 99 | / |
| Kauu | 75 | 61 | / |
| Kuui | 75 | 42 | / |
| Kyuu | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ku U | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kuue | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ku'u | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kiuu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kuua | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kuou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kueu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kkuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kuiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hkuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kouu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ku | 67 | 395,623 | / |
| Ki-Ue | 67 | 1,378 | / |
| Kuuya | 67 | 256 | / |
| Ku-Ya | 67 | 234 | / |
| Kuyau | 67 | 156 | / |
| Koueu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ko-Ue | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kauyu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kuawu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kuh-E | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kuyuu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kuiau | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kuwau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kiuou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ke-Ue | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kuyuh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kuwua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kauwu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khu-O | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ku-Ia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kawuu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kau U | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kau'u | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kauua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuyue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kuuwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kuuwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuaau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuauh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khu U | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuyeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuyui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khuyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ckuwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kauau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuuyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khauu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuyua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuuye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuaua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuyou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouui | 67 | 1 | / |
| K U U | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ku Yu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuuou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuuyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ku-Oy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyuyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewuu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ku-U
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