Kuany Surname

14,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kuany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan32,7621:34873
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Kenya6181:74,7256,988
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kuany (5,335) may also be a first name.

Kuany Last Name Facts

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

Kuany is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuany? popularity and diffusion

Kuany is the 14,499th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 189,464 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuany live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kuany is also the 92,336th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 5,335 people.

It is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is held by 32,762 people, or 1 in 348. Apart from South Sudan this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Kuany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuany has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuany last name rose 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kuany surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kuany earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuanny9116/
Kuanay9113/
Kuanuy912/
Kuanoy911/
Nkuany911/
Kuasney8322/
Kuannuy834/
Kouhany832/
Kuasnyi831/
Kuasnoy831/
Kuony8017,843/
Kuane80622/
Kuana80316/
Cuany80250/
Kuani80146/
Kwany8021/
Kuanj8010/
Guany809/
Kuanh807/
Guanay73464/
Kwanyi73380/
Kuhani73262/
Quaney73168/
Kuanai73138/
Kuangi73118/
Kuanha73106/
Quasny73100/
Kuasne7389/
Nkuani7362/
Kuaana7348/
Guaney7329/
Kuange7320/
Kwatny7314/
Kuanui7313/
Guanyi7312/
Kuagne7311/
Quanyi7311/
Kwanny7311/
Kuanie738/
Nkuane735/
Kuanna733/
Kuanio731/
Cuanyi731/
Cuanay731/
Kwanuy731/
Kuonyi731/
Kuonhy731/
Kguane731/
Kwanhy731/
Kuaane731/
Guaniy731/
Quanay730/
Cuaney730/
Queany730/
Quasney67238/
Kwasney67236/
Nguanyi67111/
Guatney6766/
Kuasnei6761/
Kuanhoi6755/
Nkuangi6741/
Kuheana6725/
Guanhay6716/
Gwuanyi6711/
Kwannuy6710/
Quangey6710/
Quannuy676/
Kuhaini676/
N'Kwany674/
Kuhanez673/
Cuangey673/
Kwangay672/
Nkwanyi672/
Kouhane672/
Nkwuani672/
Kwasnyi672/
Kwangoy671/
Kqwanny671/
Cuangay671/
Kuanhui671/
Kuanhai671/
Kuasnis671/
Kuasnij671/
Kwannoy671/
Kouhani671/
Kuannui671/
Quainay671/
Cuasnay671/
Cuatney670/
Quainey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kuany
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