Kunku Surname
Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname
Kunku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 973 | 1:788,351 | 35,505 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kunku (504) may also be a first name.
Kunku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kunku (Hindi: कुंकु, Marathi: कुंकु) occurs most in India. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 297,841st most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,697,847 people. Kunku is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kunku reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kunku is also the 377,412th most common first name globally. It is borne by 504 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 973 people, or 1 in 788,351. In India Kunku is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent reside, Telangana, where 7 percent reside and West Bengal, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kungku | 91 | 71 | / |
| Kunkut | 91 | 10 | / |
| Kuunku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Khunku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kunkuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kunkku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kounkou | 83 | 804 | / |
| Kuinkeu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kounkeu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kungkui | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khunkcu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Keunkeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khunkhu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kungkuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Konku | 80 | 283 | / |
| Cunku | 80 | 74 | / |
| Kuncu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kunkó | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khunkhup | 77 | 117 | / |
| Kounkoud | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kounkeuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cunkus | 73 | 211 | / |
| Konkou | 73 | 59 | / |
| Kumkut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Konkeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Koonku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kunkoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Konkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kumkud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kumkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koutinkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koutenkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khunkoe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kuncheu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kunkoey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koonkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounkoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koussenkou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koussinkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keumkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
Kunku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kunku in the Marathi language | ||
| कुंकु | kunku | 72.28 |
| कुंकू | kunku | 21.78 |
| कुन्कु | kunku | 3.96 |
| कूंकू | kunku | 0.99 |
| Kunku in the Hindi language | ||
| कुंकु | kunku | 38.78 |
| कुनकू | kunaku | 38.78 |
| कुंकू | kunku | 11.22 |
| कूंकू | kunku | 6.12 |
| कुन्कू | kunku | 5.1 |
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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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- 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 Kunku
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