Kunjira Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kunjira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunjira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kunjira (710) may also be a first name.

Kunjira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunjira (Bengali: কুঞ্জীরা, Hindi: कुणजीरा, Marathi: कुंजीरा) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunjira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 904,049th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kunjira live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kunjira is also the 309,966th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 710 people.

The last name Kunjira is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 44 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kunjira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunjira in the Bengali language
কুঞ্জীরাkunjira-
Kunjira in the Hindi language
कुणजीराkunajira-
Kunjira in the Marathi language
कुंजीराkunjira-

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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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