Kunku Surname

297,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kunku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9731:788,35135,505
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 last name Kunku (Hindi: कुंकु, Marathi: कुंकु) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 297,841st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kunku are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 377,412th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 504 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 973 people, or 1 in 788,351. In India Kunku is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent live, Telangana, where 7 percent live and West Bengal, where 2 percent live. Not including India Kunku occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kungku9171/
Kunkut9110/
Kuunku913/
Khunku911/
Kunkuu911/
Kunkku911/
Kounkou83804/
Kuinkeu8355/
Kounkeu8340/
Kungkui834/
Khunkcu834/
Keunkeu832/
Khunkhu832/
Kungkuy831/
Konku80283/
Cunku8074/
Kuncu8022/
Kunkó801/
Khunkhup77117/
Kounkoud7711/
Kounkeuh771/
Cunkus73211/
Konkou7359/
Kumkut734/
Konkeu734/
Koonku733/
Kunkoe732/
Konkui731/
Kumkud731/
Kumkui731/
Koutinkou711/
Koutenkou711/
Khunkoe6722/
Kuncheu676/
Kunkoey673/
Koonkeu672/
Kounkoe672/
Koussenkou672/
Koussinkou671/
Keumkeu671/

Kunku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunku in the Marathi language
कुंकुkunku72.28
कुंकूkunku21.78
कुन्कुkunku3.96
कूंकूkunku0.99
Kunku in the Hindi language
कुंकुkunku38.78
कुनकूkunaku38.78
कुंकूkunku11.22
कूंकूkunku6.12
कुन्कूkunku5.1

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kunku
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