Kunyu Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2511:183,98413,840
Malaysia601:491,57024,692
Uganda411:952,17842,125
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kunyu (4,192) may also be a first name.

Kunyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunyu (Hindi: कुंयु, Marathi: कुन्यु, Russian: Куню) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 627,290th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname Kunyu occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kunyu are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,196th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 4,192 people.

The last name Kunyu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 183,984. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 67 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 29 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Kunyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kunyu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.43% less than the national average, earning R 39,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunyua919/
Kunyut914/
Kunyuh912/
Kunyou911/
Kaunyu911/
Kuhnyuy832/
Kounyou831/
Kunju8026,558/
Konyu80176/
Kunyó8013/
Kuniu808/
Cunyu808/
Khunju73359/
Cunyua73259/
Konyuy73116/
Kaunju7383/
Konnyu7334/
Kunjau7320/
Kunoju7316/
Kounju7312/
Khonyu7311/
Kunjui735/
Kuniju734/
Konyuh734/
Konjyu733/
Kunjhu733/
Kunjuy733/
Kaunhu733/
Kkunju733/
Kunjuh732/
Kunjou731/
Konhyu731/
Kunjuu731/
Kunjud731/
Kugnou731/
Kunjeu731/
Kungiu731/
Cunyou731/
Kunhuu731/
Kouniou6788/
Kougnou6758/
Kounjou6711/
Kuinjeu6710/
Kumniud679/
Kunguju675/
Khunjuh675/
Konnyuy675/
Kusnoju673/
Kunejus672/
Kounhou672/
Kunėjus671/
D'Kunju671/
Kunijau671/
Kouneou671/
Kaunjuu671/
Keunieu671/
Koungiu671/
Kuniusz671/

Kunyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunyu in the Hindi language
कुंयुkunyu-
Kunyu in the Marathi language
कुन्युkun'yu-
Kunyu in the Russian language
Кунюkunu-

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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 Kunyu
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