Kukai Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Kukai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kukai (113) may also be a first name.
Kukai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kukai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kukai (Hindi: कुकई, Marathi: कुकै, Oriya: କୁକାଇ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kukai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kukai is the 1,111,382nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Kukai live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 881,625th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 113 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 76 percent are found, Madang, where 14 percent are found and Bougainville, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 15 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kukai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kukai in the Hindi language | ||
| कुकई | kuka'i | - |
| Kukai in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁକାଇ | kuka'i | - |
| Kukai in the Marathi language | ||
| कुकै | kukai | 50 |
| कुकाई | kuka'i | 50 |
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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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- 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 Kukai
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