Kunkeyani Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kunkeyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunkeyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1171:8,0861,225
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kunkeyani (10) may also be a first name.

Kunkeyani Last Name Facts

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

Kunkeyani is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kunkeyani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunkeyani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,820th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. Kunkeyani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kunkeyani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kunkeyani is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,117 people, or 1 in 8,086. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunkeani94106/
Kumkeyani899/
Kumkeani821/
Kunkane751/
Kuncahyani7476/
Konkayana67139/
Kounkouni6716/
Konkoyane671/
Konkaina591/
Kounkoune5611/
Kounkouna564/

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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 Kunkeyani
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