Kunatu Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kunatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kunatu (47) may also be a first name.

Kunatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunatu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kunatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Kunatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kunatu reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kunatu is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 94 percent are found, Gauteng, where 2 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 22 percent are found.

Kunatu Last Name Statistics demography

Kunatu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.09% less than the national average, earning R 147,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunnatu928/
Kunathu923/
Kunnathu86131/
Kunnattu861/
Kunhathu861/
Konatu8337/
Kinatu837/
Kunetu835/
Kunnetu7724/
Konathu773/
Kinatau771/
Kinathu771/
Kunnotu771/
Kunethu771/
Kusnotu771/
Quinatou711/
Kunnethu711/
Kusnothu711/
Kounoutou673/
Caunathus671/

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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 Kunatu
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