Kuni Surname
Approximately 6,681 people bear this surname
Kuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1,568 | 1:5,200 | 309 |
| India | 1,333 | 1:575,443 | 28,051 |
| Japan | 532 | 1:240,309 | 9,912 |
| South Africa | 415 | 1:130,549 | 15,274 |
| United States | 402 | 1:901,639 | 67,958 |
| Russia | 395 | 1:364,868 | 35,861 |
| Nigeria | 373 | 1:474,914 | 23,911 |
| Turkey | 305 | 1:255,152 | 17,567 |
| Indonesia | 265 | 1:499,054 | 40,843 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Finland | 63 | 1:87,249 | 9,246 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Hungary | 50 | 1:196,326 | 16,661 |
| Ivory Coast | 47 | 1:490,877 | 15,694 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Northern Cyprus | 33 | 1:9,667 | 2,436 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Kazakhstan | 28 | 1:631,518 | 43,439 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Küni (22) are calculated separately.
Kuni (133,597) may also be a first name.
Kuni Demographics
Kuni Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuni (Bengali: কুঙী, Hindi: कुनी, Marathi: कुणी, Oriya: କୁନି, Russian: Куни) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Küni. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 73,663rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,090,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Kuni are found; 25 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 24 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kuni is also the 7,798th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 133,597 people.
The surname Kuni is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,568 people, or 1 in 5,200. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 40 percent are found, Enga, where 12 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Japan, where 8 percent are found.
Kuni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kuni has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,297 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kuni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Kuni surname are 5.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.59% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kuni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.56% more than the national average, earning R 564,540 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuni in the Hindi language | ||
| कुनी | kuni | 88.26 |
| कूनी | kuni | 8.84 |
| कुनि | kuni | 0.63 |
| कुणी | kuni | 0.51 |
| कुन्ई | kuni | 0.25 |
| कूणी | kuni | 0.13 |
| कुंई | kumi | 0.13 |
| कून्ी | kuni | 0.13 |
| कुन्ती | kunti | 0.13 |
| Kuni in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁନି | kuni | 79.47 |
| କୁନୀ | kuni | 18.23 |
| କୂନି | kuni | 0.05 |
| କୁଣି | kuni | 0.03 |
| କୂନୀ | kuni | 0.02 |
| କୁନ | kuna | 0.01 |
| କୁନୢ | kuna | 0.01 |
| ପୁନି | puni | 0.01 |
| କୁନୁ | kunu | 0.01 |
| ନୁନି | nuni | 0 |
| ବୁଲି | buli | 0 |
| ଝୁନୁ | jhunu | 0 |
| ଆକୁଳି | akuli | 0 |
| ଦୁତୀ | duti | 0 |
| କୁରି | kuri | 0 |
| କୁନା | kuna | 0 |
| କୁନୣ | kuna | 0 |
| ଟୂନି | tuni | 0 |
| ଲୁନୀ | luni | 0 |
| ଗୁନି | guni | 0 |
| ଯାନୀ | yani | 0 |
| କୁନିୁ | kuniu | 0 |
| ବିାଣି | biani | 0 |
| ଗୁଇଁ | gu'im | 0 |
| ଅକୁନି | akuni | 0 |
| କୁଣୀ | kuni | 0 |
| ମଣି | mani | 0 |
| କୁନିା | kunia | 0 |
| ଟୁନି | tuni | 0 |
| କୁନିୀ | kunii | 0 |
| ପୁିର୍ | puir | 0 |
| ରୁମି | rumi | 0 |
| କୁମି | kumi | 0 |
| କୁଞି | kuni | 0 |
| କୁନୀି | kunii | 0 |
| ସୁନା | suna | 0 |
| ଅରୁଣ | aruna | 0 |
| ପୁନୀ | puni | 0 |
| କନି | kani | 0 |
| Kuni in the Marathi language | ||
| कुणी | kuni | 53.6 |
| कुनी | kuni | 43.24 |
| कूणी | kuni | 1.35 |
| कुन्ही | kunhi | 0.9 |
| कूनी | kuni | 0.45 |
| Kuni in the Bengali language | ||
| কুঙী | kuni | 36.36 |
| কুনী | kuni | 27.27 |
| কুঙি | kuni | 27.27 |
| কুনি | kuni | 9.09 |
| Kuni in the Russian language | ||
| Куни | kuni | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuni
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