Kunafa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kunafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kunafa (14) may also be a first name.
Kunafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kunafa (Russian: Кунафа) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kunafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Kunafa is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kunafa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Kunafa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunafah | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kunaefa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kunhafa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kunaifa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kunnafai | 86 | 194 | / |
| Khunafah | 86 | 32 | / |
| Kunaifah | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kunaefah | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kunafaah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Konafa | 83 | 336 | / |
| Kinafa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kunafi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kunafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kunefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khunaifah | 80 | 61 | / |
| Khunaefah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kunaifi | 77 | 732 | / |
| Kusnofa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kunapha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kounafo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konafea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kounafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khunaifi | 71 | 360 | / |
| Khunayfi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Quinafah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khonafai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kounnafi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kounafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konaafea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konofa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Konafo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Khunaifie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kinefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kinafo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khunaphat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kunnaphat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounnafis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khunaifer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khunaphap | 67 | 1 | / |
Kunafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kunafa in the Russian language | ||
| Кунафа | kunafa | - |
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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 Kunafa
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