Kukuwe Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kukuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kukuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kukuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kukuwe occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kukuwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Kukuwe occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Kukuwe live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 73 percent are found, Chimbu, where 12 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kukuwei | 92 | 11 | / |
| Khukuwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kukuwet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kikuwe | 83 | 268 | / |
| Kukuwa | 83 | 247 | / |
| Kukuve | 83 | 33 | / |
| Kukube | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kukuwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kokouwe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kukuive | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kukuevy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koukouve | 71 | 63 | / |
| Kukuwich | 71 | 8 | / |
| Koukoube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokuwa | 67 | 176 | / |
| Koukouves | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kikuwi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kokowe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kikiwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kukuvi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cucuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kucuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukuva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kukuwe
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