Kunua Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kunua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
India101:76,706,538639,611
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France31:22,140,907385,998
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kunua (143) may also be a first name.

Kunua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunua (Hindi: कुनुआ, Oriya: କୁନୁଆ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Kunua occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Kunua live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 49 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 772,378th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 143 people.

The surname Kunua is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 32 percent are found, East Sepik, where 29 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 22 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunhua9140/
Kunuas915/
Kunuah913/
Kumnua911/
Kaunua911/
Kuinuha837/
Kunhuay835/
Kunnuha835/
Khunuad831/
Kunwa80115/
Konua8089/
Kunva8081/
Cunua8028/
Kunuo8018/
Kunwai7389/
Kounwa7374/
Konwua7329/
Cunuay7317/
Kunwau7311/
Kuunuo734/
Kunuot734/
Kunwah733/
Kunway733/
Khunuo733/
Kunmba732/
Keunba732/
Kunwaj731/
Cunhua731/
Kunvah731/
Kaunva731/
Kunvai731/
Kunvas731/
Kunvad731/
Cunuhay671,397/
Quinhua6715/
Khunwai677/
Kuumbha674/
Khunbai671/
Kunnwat671/
Kuinwou671/
Kounwai671/
Khunvad671/
Kounwah671/
Kounway671/
Kunvash671/
Khunvaj671/
Khunwad671/

Kunua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunua in the Hindi language
कुनुआkunu'a-
Kunua in the Oriya language
କୁନୁଆkunu'a-

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Footnotes

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