Kunuma Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

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

Kunuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3011:27,0893,050
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kunuma (235) may also be a first name.

Kunuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunuma (Hindi: कुनुमा, Oriya: କୁନୁମା) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 716,247th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. Kunuma is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Kunuma reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 584,346th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 235 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 27,089. In Papua New Guinea Kunuma is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 52 percent are found, Madang, where 10 percent are found and East Sepik, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunguma92488/
Kunnuma9210/
Kunumma921/
Khunuma921/
Kounouma8647/
Kunnumma8623/
Kusnumah867/
Khunumas861/
Kunume83945/
Konuma83650/
Kinuma83569/
Kunima83377/
Kunumo83112/
Kunumi8316/
Kunoma8312/
Khusnouma801/
Kuniema7748/
Kinauma778/
Kunimah777/
Kounoma776/
Konouma773/
Kunnume771/
Kinuuma771/
Kunumee771/
Kungume771/
Kounumo771/
Kunimma771/
Kunhima771/
Kounoume7149/
Kunhimma713/
Kounoumi712/
Kounoumo711/
Khungume711/
Kinima67887/
Konoma67291/
Kinumo6775/
Kounnoume6768/
Cunumi679/
Konumo674/
Kunome671/
Conuma671/
Konumi671/

Kunuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunuma in the Hindi language
कुनुमाkunuma-
Kunuma in the Oriya language
କୁନୁମାkunuma-

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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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  • 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 Kunuma
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