Kuname Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kuname Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kuname (101) may also be a first name.
Kuname Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuname Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuname (Russian: Кунаме) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kuname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuname? popularity and diffusion
Kuname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Kuname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kuname live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name globally, held by 101 people.
The last name Kuname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 77 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 12 percent live and Chimbu, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Kuname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuname Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuname in the Russian language | ||
| Кунаме | kuname | - |
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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 Kuname
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