Kuhena Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Kuhena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kuhena (27) may also be a first name.

Kuhena Last Name Facts

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

Kuhena has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kuhena reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kuhena is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

Kuhena is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea Kuhena is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 80 percent are found, National Capital District, where 15 percent are found and Madang, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuheana9225/
Cuhena835/
Kihena833/
Kuhina831/
Kueena831/
Khihena7721/
Kouheno771/
Kuiyena771/
Kouiena771/
Cuhenna771/
Kouhenou714/
Kouhiona711/
Khuijena711/
Kiejna6796/
Kihina6782/
Keueno6717/
Kouina6715/
Kauina6715/
Kouhegnou672/
Kouéna672/
Kouyna671/
Keuina670/

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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 Kuhena
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