Kuneme Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kuneme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuneme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kuneme (5) may also be a first name.

Kuneme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuneme occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuneme? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kuneme is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuneme live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widely held first name globally It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunem9130/
Kounieme867/
Kuenemea861/
Kineme83733/
Kunema83228/
Khunem8370/
Kuhnem8341/
Cuneme8338/
Kuname8328/
Koneme835/
Kunhem831/
Kaunem831/
Kuneam831/
Kounem831/
Kunome831/
Quineme7779/
Cuineme7752/
Kuniema7748/
Kunamee7727/
Kunheim7712/
Kuiname775/
Kuhnhem772/
Konieme771/
Konemee771/
Kunhiem771/
Kieneme771/
Kaunema771/
Kunaime771/
Kuniemi771/
Kunimer770/
Konem7391/
Kunim7351/
Kunjm733/
Cunem730/
Kuhnheim7142/
Kuusneem7112/
Khunneam719/
Kunnemma715/
Khunniem712/
Kunhamee712/
Kunymets711/
Kunhameh711/
Quinieme711/
Kuhnhiem711/
Khunheem711/
Kunimi673,284/
Kunima67377/
Khonem67150/
Kinome6784/
Kunami6779/
Kinime6754/
Konime6738/
Kinemi6735/
Kiname6720/
Konema6714/
Koniem677/
Konnem675/
Kunnim674/
Cuname674/
Kumhem673/
Kunaim672/
Khunim671/
Kutnim671/
Kunhahame671/
Kuunim671/
Kunjma671/
Konemi671/
Kuhnim671/
Kuniom671/
Kunyma671/
Cunime670/

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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 Kuneme
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