Kupuna Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Kupuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kupuna (52) may also be a first name.
Kupuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kupuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kupuna (Hindi: कुपूना, Oriya: କୁପୁନା) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kupuna.
How Common Is The Last Name Kupuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Kupuna reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 52 people.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea Kupuna is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 78 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 20 percent reside and Central, where 1 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kupeuna | 92 | 43 | / |
| Kupunga | 92 | 13 | / |
| Kupunha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuppunna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kuphunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kupona | 83 | 53 | / |
| Kupuni | 83 | 33 | / |
| Kipuna | 83 | 33 | / |
| Cupuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koupounas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kiphuna | 77 | 48 | / |
| Qhupuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kipuena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caupuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kupunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kupumha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuppunny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kupino | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kupono | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coupounas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kipuno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cupuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuponi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kipinai | 62 | 14 | / |
| Kipunei | 62 | 6 | / |
| Kuponyi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Khupone | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cupuñay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kaupiņa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kouponou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Cupone | 50 | 151 | / |
| Kipino | 50 | 117 | / |
| Cuponi | 50 | 7 | / |
Kupuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kupuna in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁପୁନା | kupuna | - |
| Kupuna in the Hindi language | ||
| कुपूना | kupuna | 75 |
| कुपुना | kupuna | 25 |
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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 Kupuna
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