Kunjin Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Kunjin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 263 | 1:31,003 | 3,561 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kunjin (8,776) may also be a first name.
Kunjin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunjin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kunjin (Marathi: कुंजीन) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunjin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kunjin is the 878,878th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The last name Kunjin occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kunjin are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kunjin is also the 66,829th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 8,776 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 31,003. In Papua New Guinea Kunjin is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 66 percent live, Chimbu, where 17 percent live and Western Highlands, where 14 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Kunjin exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kunjin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kunjin in the Marathi language | ||
| कुंजीन | kunjina | - |
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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
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- 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 Kunjin
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