Kunakuna Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Kunakuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kunakuna Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kunakuna (49) may also be a first name.

Kunakuna Last Name Facts

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

Kunakuna is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunakuna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Kunakuna live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kunakuna is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 49 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Kunakuna is most common in: Bayelsa, where 90 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent reside and Benue, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Kunakuna exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kungakunga895/
Kunakona881/
Konakona7520/
Konakuni751/
Cunakauni714/
Kunnakone711/
Cunhacunha671/
Konakone631/
Kounoukounou607/
Konokono5021/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kunakuna
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