Kukup Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

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

Kukup Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2611:31,2403,594
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kukup (170) may also be a first name.

Kukup Last Name Facts

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

Kukup (Marathi: कूकूप, Russian: Кукуп) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kukup click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukup? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kukup is the 980,795th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. Kukup occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Kukup are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kukup is also the 701,320th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 170 people.

The last name Kukup is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 31,240. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 46 percent live, East New Britain, where 40 percent live and Bougainville, where 6 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukupe9125/
Khuikup831/
Cukup80404/
Kikup8029/
Kucup8010/
Kokup809/
Kukub804/
Kaukub733/
Kickup731/
Koukub731/
Kukuyv731/
Kukhoub671/
Cucup6081/
Kukob604/
Kucub601/
Kaukob554/
Caukub551/
Kucoop551/

Kukup Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukup in the Marathi language
कूकूपkukupa-
Kukup in the Russian language
Кукупkukup-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kukup
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