Kunow Surname
Approximately 3,321 people bear this surname
Kunow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2,157 | 1:6,236 | 511 |
| Germany | 562 | 1:143,248 | 17,294 |
| Kenya | 475 | 1:97,221 | 8,575 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Kunów (13) & Künow (2) are calculated separately.
Kunow (727) may also be a first name.
Kunow Demographics
Average Kunow Salary in
United States
$50,956 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kunow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kunow has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kunów or Künow. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kunow is the 135,371st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,194,383 people. The last name Kunow is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kunow live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 305,933rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 727 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is borne by 2,157 people, or 1 in 6,236. Aside from Somalia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Kunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kunow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kunow last name grew 1,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kunow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kunow last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the political party.
Kunow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.09% more than the national average, earning $50,956 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunów | 93 | 13 | / |
| Künow | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kuhnow | 91 | 185 | / |
| Kunowa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kutnow | 91 | 5 | / |
| Khunow | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kaunow | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kuehnow | 83 | 22 | / |
| Keuhnow | 83 | 3 | / |
| Konow | 80 | 1,158 | / |
| Kunov | 80 | 925 | / |
| Cunow | 80 | 160 | / |
| Kunaw | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kunuw | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kunof | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kinow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kounouwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kunova | 73 | 1,267 | / |
| Kaunov | 73 | 1,214 | / |
| Kienow | 73 | 306 | / |
| Khunov | 73 | 165 | / |
| Konowa | 73 | 93 | / |
| Kounov | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kunnov | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kunoff | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kutnov | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kuynov | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kuinov | 73 | 20 | / |
| Konnow | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kuenov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kungov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kusnaw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kugnov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kunovs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koenow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kusnov | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kunawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khunaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kunoev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kumnov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhnov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quinow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cusnow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaunova | 67 | 1,010 | / |
| Khunova | 67 | 74 | / |
| Khaunov | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kounova | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kunnova | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kuinova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kuhnova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khumhow | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khunauw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koonhow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khuynov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khusnov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaunovs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kounouf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khunnov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kungauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuinov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kungova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuenov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuynova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunngov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhnoff | 67 | 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
- 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 Kunow
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