Kunukunu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Kunukunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunukunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Kunukunu (15) may also be a first name.

Kunukunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunukunu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunukunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kunukunu live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kunukunu is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khunukun8841/
Kunkuinu884/
Kanukunu882/
Kunkun86190/
Kunyukunuyu841/
Kunakun80472/
Kungunu8024/
Kounoukounou807/
Konukun806/
Kunuken805/
Kun-Kun803/
Kinukun801/
Kunukan801/
Kunkuni801/
Kun Kun801/
Khuainukun781/
Kueaanukun781/
Kounou Kounou761/
Khunkhun75374/
Kunhakun7589/
Gunugunu7564/
Kunakuna7555/
Kunekune7521/
Kunikuna7521/
Kainukun7511/
Kaunkaun757/
Kounkoun755/
Kunikuni752/
Khunkhnu751/
Gunukuna751/
Keunkeun751/
Kunukena751/
Kunykuny751/
Kuinkuin751/
Kanukanu751/
Kunyukon751/
Kunkayun751/
Kuankuan751/
Kounoukouin741/
Kunkan712,337/
Kaeonukun71233/
Kunkin71106/
Khunakhun7188/
Khun Khun7182/
Kuna Kuna7175/
Kunken7173/
Kounoukon7172/
Khaonukun7170/
Khunkhuna7166/
Kungun7166/
Khun-Khun7156/
Kuniekuna7148/
Kounkouno7116/
Kounkouni7116/
Kunkon7113/
Khunkhune7112/
Kounkoune7111/
Kiaonukun718/
Kune-Kune716/
Kunkyn715/
Kannukaun714/
Kounkouna714/
Kaewnukun714/
Gunu-Gunu711/
Kanu Kanu711/
Kuniokuna711/
Keun Keun711/
Kune Kune711/
Kuhn Kuhn711/
Kuan Kuen711/
Kheunkhun711/
Keawnukun711/
Kouenou-Kouenou701/
Kuniken67737/
Kunakon67475/
Kunikin67380/
Khunkan67256/
Khiannukun67185/
Kunakin67145/
Kunkian67106/
Kunkhan6783/
Kunguni6760/
Kuncken6753/
Kyungun6749/
Kunkana6742/
Kunkina6737/
Kunguna6735/
Kunkani6734/
Kuneken6730/
Kunkhen6722/
Kanukon6718/
Kuanken6716/
Kunakan6714/
Kanukan6710/
Kuankan6710/
Gunnugunnu678/
Kuhnkan678/
Kungune678/
Keounkeoun677/
Kunganu676/
Kunykyn676/
Kanukni675/
Kenukan674/
Kaeoanukun674/
Kanukin674/
Khunkhunwa674/
Khungun674/
Kaunkin673/
Kunkyna673/
Kunkini672/
Kunkean672/
Khunken672/
Kunkoon672/
Kunghun672/
Kuenkan672/
Kunakyn672/
Kunykin671/
Kunkane671/
Kuinkan671/
Kunekin671/
Kunguan671/
Kunigun671/
Kunkona671/
Cunugun671/
Khun Khuna671/
Kyungnu671/
Kunikan671/
Kunkain671/
Kunkhon671/
Kunkwin671/
Kounkon671/
Kounnoukon671/
Khanukhanu671/
Kunkenn671/
Kaunkan671/
Khunkhayun671/

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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 Kunukunu
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