Kuniwa Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kuniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan661:1,937,03527,402
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kuniwa (1,055) may also be a first name.

Kuniwa Last Name Facts

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

Kuniwa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuniwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Kuniwa is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kuniwa live; 75 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 246,481st most prevalent given name internationally, held by 1,055 people.

The surname Kuniwa is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 1,937,035. In Japan Kuniwa is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 61 percent are found and Ehime Prefecture, where 38 percent are found. Outside of Japan Kuniwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuniwa924/
Kungiwa921/
Kunniwat864/
Kuniva83119/
Koniwa8397/
Kunjwa8369/
Kunewa8364/
Kunuwa8327/
Kiniwa8320/
Kuniwo833/
Kunywa832/
Khunjwa7751/
Kunieva7749/
Kiniway7722/
Kunyowa7721/
Kusniwi777/
Kaunuwa774/
Kunuwai771/
Kinaiwa771/
Kuniova771/
Kuniwei771/
Koniwah771/
Kunivad771/
Kunhuwa771/
Kunhiba771/
Kunnieva7118/
Khunewad7114/
Khunivad717/
Kounibai712/
Kunhaiba712/
Kounieva711/
Kuneva671,791/
Kinywa67858/
Konjwa67220/
Kiniva6760/
Kinuwa6726/
Konewa6717/
Kunjua6716/
Cunywa6712/
Kunuwo679/
Koniva679/
Kunuva679/
Koniwe678/
Kunewe675/
Kunevi675/
Kunjui675/
Kunewo675/
Kinewa674/
Kunive673/
Kumjwa671/
Kunywi671/
Kunivi671/
Cunjwa671/

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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 Kuniwa
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