Kunuwa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Kunuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Kunuwa (14) may also be a first name.

Kunuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunuwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kunuwa is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kunuwa are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kunuwa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunguwa9215/
Kaunuwa924/
Kunuwai921/
Kunuwat921/
Kunhuwa921/
Khunauwa861/
Kounouwa861/
Konuwa83333/
Kunuwe83117/
Kuniwa8388/
Kinuwa8326/
Kunuva839/
Kunuwo839/
Konuwah77159/
Kunguva7755/
Kunueva774/
Khuniwa774/
Kunuwop771/
Kunguwe771/
Kunuwei771/
Kunnueva7110/
Qhunguwa711/
Kounguva711/
Kunusvat711/
Konuweah711/
Kounouwe711/
Kunhauva711/
Kinywa67858/
Kinuva67119/
Kuniva67119/
Kunuve6750/
Kunowo6747/
Kiniwa6720/
Kuniwo673/
Konuva673/
Cheunouwa671/
Kounouwou671/
Khusnuvaj671/

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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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  • 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 Kunuwa
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