Kunle Surname

91,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kunle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,9291:35,9392,909
Germany1721:468,05540,982
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
India51:153,413,076951,030
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Künle (59) & Künlé (1) are calculated separately.

Kunle (40,602) may also be a first name.

Kunle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunle (Marathi: कुंळे, Russian: Кунле) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as: Künle or Künlé. For other potential spellings of Kunle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,518th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,393,412 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kunle reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kunle is also the 21,934th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 40,602 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,929 people, or 1 in 35,939. In Nigeria Kunle is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 14 percent live, Oyo, where 13 percent live and Ondo, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Kunle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kunle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kunle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kunle last name is principally Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kunle surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Kunle earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.25% less than the national average, earning $27,077 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Künle9359/
Kuhnle912,494/
Kunler9133/
Kaunle9127/
Kounle9126/
Kunley918/
Khunle913/
Kunhle913/
Kunlee913/
Keunle912/
Kunlie911/
Kunlet911/
Kunele910/
Kunile910/
Kunlle910/
Künlé871/
Kuhnley83136/
Kaunley8343/
Khunlee8336/
Kunller833/
Keuhnle832/
Kunnley832/
Kounele831/
Kunhele831/
Kunlead831/
Kuhnlee830/
Kuhnler830/
Kuihnle830/
Kumnley830/
Kunla80609/
Konle80586/
Kunli80420/
Kunjl8019/
Kunly800/
Kougnele775/
Kuehnhle771/
Kounelle771/
Kounhele771/
Kuhnleoy771/
Khunla73608/
Kungel73422/
Kuhnly73179/
Konley73133/
Kungil73110/
Kuhnla7372/
Konlhe7341/
Kuneyl7330/
Künnle7316/
Kumhle7312/
Konlle7311/
Konhle738/
Khonle737/
Khunli737/
Kunnla736/
Kaunla736/
Kunhil736/
Cunley735/
Kumlea734/
Kunhel734/
Kunlay734/
Cunlet734/
Koonle733/
Kounla733/
Kunail733/
Kunlla732/
Kunlai732/
Kumled732/
Kaunli731/
Konnle731/
Kuinla731/
Cunile731/
Kumleh731/
Kaumle731/
Kunliy731/
Kounli731/
Kunhli731/
Cunlei731/
Kunlid731/
Kumles730/
Kunhly730/
Kunlly730/
Kounelles714/
Cunille67160/
Counley67132/
Kunlaya67111/
Koehnle6773/
Khoenle6728/
Kaungil6712/
Khunlai6711/
Koonley676/
Kunhail675/
Khungel674/
Khumlee673/
Khunlit672/
Kunella671/
Kunisil671/
Kunnail671/
Counler671/
Cuunley671/
Khunloi671/
Koumleh671/
Kuinlai671/
Koonlee671/
Khonnle671/
Kunlaha671/
Khumler671/
Cunless670/
Cunlett670/
Koumley670/
Counlee670/
Kungell670/

Kunle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunle in the Marathi language
कुंळेkunle50
कुंलेkunle50
Kunle in the Russian language
Кунлеkunle-

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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 Kunle
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