Kunkun Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kunkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
England91:6,190,895170,599
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Kunkun (15,761) may also be a first name.

Kunkun Last Name Facts

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

Kunkun (Hindi: कुनकुन, Marathi: कुनकुन, Oriya: କୁନ୍କୁନ୍, Russian: Кунькунь) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kunkun is the 1,227,038th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Kunkun reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 44,864th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 15,761 people.

The surname Kunkun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Kunkun is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 76 percent are found, Edo, where 11 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kunkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunkun in the Oriya language
କୁନ୍କୁନ୍kunkun-
Kunkun in the Hindi language
कुनकुनkunakuna95.16
कुन्कुनkunkuna4.84
Kunkun in the Marathi language
कुनकुनkunakuna88.89
कुणकुणkunakuna11.11
Kunkun in the Russian language
Кунькуньkunkun-

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