Kunani Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Kunani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 207 | 1:223,091 | 15,759 |
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kunani (3,768) may also be a first name.
Kunani Demographics
Kunani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kunani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kunani (Bengali: কুননী, Hindi: कुनणी, Oriya: କୁଣଞି) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 602,749th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. The surname Kunani is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Kunani live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kunani is also the 114,669th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,768 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 223,091. In Kenya Kunani is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 53 percent live, Bungoma County, where 43 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Kunani occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Kunani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kunani last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kunani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kunani in the Bengali language | ||
| কুননী | kunani | - |
| Kunani in the Hindi language | ||
| कुनणी | kunani | 92.8 |
| कुननी | kunani | 3.16 |
| कूनणी | kunani | 2.96 |
| कुणनी | kunani | 0.64 |
| कूननी | kunani | 0.1 |
| कुनानी | kunani | 0.1 |
| कुनणि | kunani | 0.05 |
| कुनाणी | kunani | 0.05 |
| कुणणी | kunani | 0.05 |
| कुनणी़ | kunani | 0.05 |
| कूणनी | kunani | 0.05 |
| Kunani in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଣଞି | kunani | 28.57 |
| କୁନାନୀ | kunani | 28.57 |
| କୁନନୀ | kunani | 14.29 |
| କୁନନି | kunani | 14.29 |
| କୁଣଞୀ | kunani | 14.29 |
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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 Kunani
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