Kukuni Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kukuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4341:106,4059,167
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kukuni (188) may also be a first name.

Kukuni Last Name Facts

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

Kukuni (Georgian: კუკუნი, Hindi: कुकुनी, Oriya: କୁକୁନି) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukuni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 513,430th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. Kukuni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kukuni reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 663,277th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 188 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 106,405. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 87 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 11 percent reside and Bomet County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Botswana, where 12 percent reside.

Kukuni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kukuni surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kukuni earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.48% less than the national average, earning R 162,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kukuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukuni in the Georgian language
კუკუნიkukuni-
Kukuni in the Hindi language
कुकुनीkukuni-
Kukuni in the Oriya language
କୁକୁନିkukuni56.76
କୁକୁନୀkukuni29.73
କୁକୁଣିkukuni5.41
କୁକୁଣୀkukuni2.7
କୁକୁନୀାଇଁkukunia'im2.7
କୁକୁନିାଇଁkukunia'im2.7

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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 Kukuni
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