Kunun Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

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

Kunun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kunun (76) may also be a first name.

Kunun Last Name Facts

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

Kunun (Hindi: कुनुन, Marathi: कुनुन, Oriya: କୁନୁନ୍, Russian: Кунун) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kunun are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kunun is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 76 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 2,495,268. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 77 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 13 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunoun9186/
Kungun9166/
Kuenun9134/
Kunuin9116/
Kunaun919/
Kumnun916/
Khunun915/
Kunune912/
Kunnun912/
Kuinun912/
Keunun911/
Ckunun911/
Khumnun83304/
Khunoun8331/
Kounoun8331/
Kumnung839/
Khungun834/
Kumnoun834/
Khuenun834/
Kuehnun833/
Khunnun832/
Khununc832/
Khaunun832/
Kunoung832/
Kuenhun832/
Kumnaun831/
Kumnunt831/
Kunhuin831/
Kumnune831/
Kunon80475/
Kinun80101/
Cunun8021/
Konun808/
Kounoune775/
Koungoun773/
Kounnoun772/
Kounhoun771/
Khumnung771/
Koungnun771/
Kunushyn771/
Kumnoune771/
Kumnound771/
Khunoung771/
Kounoung771/
Kounoujn771/
Kuhnheun771/
Khunon73247/
Kunnon73225/
Kuinon7397/
Kounon7388/
Cuenun738/
Kutnum732/
Kunoon732/
Kunoum732/
Kumhun732/
Khinun732/
Kuinum731/
Konnun731/
Quinun731/
Kunonh731/
Cunnun730/
Khungnung7121/
Kounnoune712/
Khunnon6788/
Khumnum6755/
Khunnum6716/
Khunhon6713/
Khunoon675/
Kaunoon675/
Kunucem675/
Kounoum673/
Kumhung672/
Kounnon672/
Kunhonh671/
Cheunun671/
Khonnun671/
Kuthnum671/
Keunoon671/
Kungungowa671/
Kaunnon671/
Kunhoum671/
Khutnum671/
Cunnung670/
Cunnaun670/

Kunun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunun in the Marathi language
कुनुनkununa-
Kunun in the Hindi language
कुनुनkununa50
कुनूनkununa33.33
कूनूणkununa16.67
Kunun in the Oriya language
କୁନୁନ୍kunun50
କୁନୁନkununa50
Kunun in the Russian language
Кунунkunun-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kunun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis