Kupuni Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Kupuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kupuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kupuni (15) may also be a first name.

Kupuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kupuni (Marathi: कुपुनी, Oriya: କୁପୁଣି) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupuni? popularity and diffusion

Kupuni is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Kupuni are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kupuni is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Kupuni is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 67 percent reside, Enga, where 17 percent reside and Hela, where 11 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Kupuni is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipuni83216/
Kupini83133/
Kupuna83104/
Cupuni831/
Kuponi831/
Kiphuni772,052/
Kupeuna7743/
Kuppini7724/
Kipunei776/
Kuponyi774/
Kipunyi773/
Kipouni772/
Kupunha771/
Kupunge771/
Kupinij771/
Kuppunna716/
Kuppunny711/
Kiphouni711/
Kipini6753/
Kupona6753/
Cuponi677/
Kupine676/
Cupuna671/
Kipinai6214/
Cauponi622/
Kupiene622/
Kuupine622/
Qhupuna621/
Khupone621/
Cupponi621/
Caupuna621/
Kiphueni5721/
Kaupiene575/
Kauppine573/
Kipinä50153/
Cupone50151/
Kipine501/
Cupine501/

Kupuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kupuni in the Oriya language
କୁପୁଣିkupuni-
Kupuni in the Marathi language
कुपुनीkupuni-

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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 Kupuni
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