Kunu Surname

166,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9071:145,80914,369
India3221:2,382,19177,240
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Nigeria2611:678,70831,547
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Turkey1471:529,39729,619
Papua New Guinea1441:56,6237,213
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Hungary421:233,72118,989
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kunu (12,547) may also be a first name.

Kunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunu (Bengali: কুনু, Hindi: कुनु, Marathi: कुणु, Oriya: କୁନୁ, Russian: Куну, Tibetan: སྐུ་ནུ།) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 166,750th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,808,303 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Kunu live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kunu is also the 52,568th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 12,547 people.

Kunu is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 907 people, or 1 in 145,809. In Indonesia Kunu is mostly found in: Maluku, where 35 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 17 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 13 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Kunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kunu surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Kunu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.48% less than the national average, earning $27,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kungu8916,088/
Kunui892,057/
Kunau89743/
Kunnu89505/
Kaunu89294/
Kunhu89250/
Khunu8989/
Kunou8977/
Kuenu8977/
Kunuu8912/
Kuinu8910/
Kunuh895/
Kuunu895/
Kounu894/
Keunu894/
Kunuy893/
Kunuj891/
Kuneu891/
Kounou808,758/
Khunou807,695/
Kaungu80927/
Kuingu80514/
Kuhnau80417/
Khunnu80222/
Khunui80128/
Kuyngu8089/
Keunou8045/
Kkungu8040/
Khungu8040/
Kunuij8029/
Kuinou8029/
Kaunup8025/
Kunnui8021/
Kunnuy8010/
Kusnut808/
Kunguu806/
Kunupp806/
Kgunou806/
Kuenui806/
Kahunu804/
Kunaut804/
Kuungu804/
Kumnut804/
Kaunhu803/
Kun'gu803/
Kunguh803/
Khuinu802/
Kunhui802/
Kunaud802/
Kaunui801/
Kaunut801/
Kuhnou801/
Kunhuu801/
Kounuh801/
Kuunnu801/
Kunnau801/
Khuenu801/
Keunuy801/
Khunau801/
Kunuiz801/
Kunusz801/
Kungou801/
Kunnud801/
Koungu801/
Kounui801/
Kuinui801/
Kujngu801/
Kugnou801/
Kumnuu801/
Kuunuu801/
Kuneue801/
Kaunou801/
Kuenuy801/
Kunnuh801/
Kuinup801/
Kuhneu801/
Keunui801/
Kunust800/
Konu756,334/
Kinu751,742/
Cunu75111/
Kunó751/
Kounnou731,454/
Koungou731,127/
Khunnui73333/
Kumnuid73218/
Kuehnau73167/
Khumnut73109/
Kunusch73107/
Kougnou7358/
Gkounou7347/
Kumnuch7315/
Khunnuy739/
Kounous738/
Kuinuha737/
Kunnuch737/
Kunhutd735/
Kunnuha735/
Kounouy735/
Khumnuy734/
Kuhnnau732/
Kauneus732/
Kounouh732/
Kounhou732/
Khunohu732/
Keuhnau731/
Keungou731/
Khounou731/
Ckhunou731/
Khaungu731/
Khuungu731/
Kun'nut731/
Kumnuth731/
Kunnupp731/
Kounnui731/
Khunnud731/
Cuenu672,351/
Cungu671,143/
Koonu67217/
Kinui67147/
Khunnuch67134/
Konui67125/
Konnu67124/
Kunoo67110/
Cunup6743/
Kienu6740/
Kuhnhaus6728/
Caunu6720/
Cuinu6717/
Kunoe6715/
Cugnu6713/
Kinuu6712/
Khonu6711/
Khinu679/
Khumnuch677/
Qounu676/
Ccunu675/
Kihnu674/
Cunui673/
Konuj673/
Cunnu673/
Keungneu673/
Counu672/
Cunus672/
Kounnous672/
Konuy672/
Kaumnaus671/
Cunau671/
Cunhu671/
Kinuy671/
Khuunuuz671/
Kouhngou671/
Kounouiy671/
Gcunu671/
Cuhnu671/
Kungnuch671/
Kuinnupp671/
Kougnous671/
Cuneu670/

Kunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunu in the Tibetan language
སྐུ་ནུ།kunu-
Kunu in the Bengali language
কুনুkunu-
Kunu in the Oriya language
କୁନୁkunu98.07
କୁନୂkunu0.53
କୁନୀkuni0.06
କୂନୁkunu0.06
କୁନିkuni0.04
କୁଣୁkunu0.04
ଇକୁନୁikunu0.02
ଟୁନୁtunu0.02
କୁନୁ଼kunu0.02
Kunu in the Hindi language
कुनुkunu49.06
कुनूkunu33.96
कूनूkunu9.43
कूनुkunu1.89
कन्नूkannu1.89
कुन्उ्kunu1.89
Kunu in the Marathi language
कुणुkunu33.33
कुनुkunu30.77
कुङुkunu25.64
कुनूkunu10.26
Kunu in the Russian language
Кунуkunu-

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