Kunlu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kunlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kunlu (293) may also be a first name.

Kunlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunlu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kunlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kunlu is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kunlu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most numerous first name in the world, held by 293 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 93 percent live, Lagos, where 2 percent live and Yobe, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaunlu911/
Kunllu911/
Kunellu8314/
Khunlud832/
Kuhnlau832/
Khunlup831/
Kutenlu831/
Cunlu80146/
Konlu8014/
Kunnillu771/
Kounllou771/
Konlau7313/
Kumlou737/
Kumlau733/
Khonlu731/
Konellu671/
Kuhnloe670/
Cousinlu620/
Conlu601,587/
Conluy554/
Conlou552/
Conleu551/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kunlu
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