Kunow Surname

135,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Kunow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,1571:6,236511
Germany5621:143,24817,294
Kenya4751:97,2218,575
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Kunów (13) & Künow (2) are calculated separately.

Kunow (727) may also be a first name.

Kunow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kunów or Künow. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,371st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,194,383 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kunow are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 305,933rd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 727 people.

The last name Kunow is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 2,157 people, or 1 in 6,236. Without taking into account Somalia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Kunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kunow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kunow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kunow surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunów9313/
Künow932/
Kuhnow91185/
Kunowa919/
Kutnow915/
Khunow912/
Kaunow912/
Kuehnow8322/
Keuhnow833/
Konow801,158/
Kunov80925/
Cunow80160/
Kunaw8014/
Kunuw8012/
Kunof8011/
Kinow804/
Kounouwe771/
Kunova731,267/
Kaunov731,214/
Kienow73306/
Khunov73165/
Konowa7393/
Kounov7343/
Kunnov7341/
Kunoff7334/
Kutnov7327/
Kuynov7325/
Kuinov7320/
Konnow7313/
Kuenov735/
Kungov735/
Kusnaw733/
Kugnov733/
Kunovs733/
Koenow732/
Kusnov732/
Kunawe731/
Khunaw731/
Kunoev731/
Kumnov731/
Kuhnov731/
Quinow730/
Cusnow730/
Kaunova671,010/
Khunova6774/
Khaunov6769/
Kounova6737/
Kunnova6730/
Kuinova6725/
Kuhnova6711/
Khumhow6710/
Khunauw677/
Koonhow677/
Khuynov676/
Khusnov675/
Kaunovs673/
Kounouf672/
Khunnov672/
Kungauw671/
Khuinov671/
Kungova671/
Kaunoff671/
Khuenov671/
Kuynova671/
Kunngov671/
Kuhnoff671/

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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
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  • 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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