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
Kukuwe occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kukuwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Kukuwe are found; 84 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 84 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 73 percent are found, Chimbu, where 12 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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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