Kunene Surname

7,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Kunene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa53,2661:1,01789
Swaziland16,4461:7911
Zimbabwe1,2561:12,2921,633
England1011:551,66433,983
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kunene (127) may also be a first name.

Kunene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunene (Russian: Кунене) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,967th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,281 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kunene live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 127 people.

The surname Kunene is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 53,266 people, or 1 in 1,017. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa Kunene is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Kunene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kunene last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kunene earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 264.65% more than the national average, earning R 866,556 per year and in United States they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning $35,226 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuenene9294/
Kunenge9274/
Khunene9247/
Kaunene929/
Kounene921/
Kunenje921/
Kungene921/
Kuneneh921/
Kunnene921/
Kuinene921/
Kunenei921/
Kkunene921/
Kouneine86125/
Kauniene8613/
Kouneyne862/
Kunenets861/
Kuunenge861/
Kouneïne861/
Kinene834,843/
Konene83985/
Kunena83121/
Kuneni8358/
Kunane8333/
Kunhen8318/
Kungen8312/
Kunine833/
Kunein831/
Kouneinne801/
Kouneyney801/
Kineene77632/
Kunaeni77361/
Kusneni77273/
Koenene77241/
Quinene77202/
Kouneni7756/
Kounein7750/
Kuhnhen7745/
Kunhenn7733/
Kounine7725/
Kunehyn7722/
Kunheen7714/
Kunesin779/
Kinenee776/
Kunhane774/
Kunngen774/
Kunneni773/
Kungeni773/
Khunane773/
Kunnine772/
Keunone772/
Kaunean771/
Koneney771/
Kutneni771/
Kunenyi771/
Kunhein771/
Kunnena771/
Kumneni771/
Kunanee771/
Keungen771/
Khonene771/
Khuneni771/
Kiniene771/
Kunißen771/
Kounean771/
Khunone771/
Kunhone771/
Kaunane771/
Khunhen771/
Cuneene770/
Cunnene770/
Kunynets71653/
Kuhnhenn71505/
Khunaeni71132/
Kounenis7189/
Kuninets7166/
Kuhnhein7163/
Kinienie7134/
Kunehyna7126/
Kouneini7117/
Kunaenih7111/
Khunneam719/
Kaunaeni717/
Kouneiny717/
Kunynetz716/
Koumneni714/
Konehneh713/
Kunneang712/
Konneine711/
Kounnane711/
Kunjchen711/
Kuhnheun711/
Kuinanee711/
Khoenene711/
Kounieni711/
Kouneina711/
Khunheem711/
Khunheng711/
Khuninee711/
Khunnane711/
Khunngen711/
Kunani67515/
Kunini67499/
Koneni67219/
Kunain67163/
Kungin67104/
Kineni6743/
Konena6741/
Kunuin6716/
Konein6710/
Khusneini678/
Kouhnesin678/
Konean676/
Kunhyn675/
Kunoni674/
Konhen672/
Koneyn671/
Kunjna671/
Kunjnj671/
Conene671/
Kumnedtng671/
Kunhin671/
Konenh671/
Cunine670/
Cunean670/

Kunene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunene in the Russian language
Куненеkunene-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kunene
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