Kuranka Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kuranka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuranka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kuranka Last Name Facts

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

Kuranka (Marathi: कुरणकर) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuranka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kuranka are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 86 percent reside and Mubende District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Uganda Kuranka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kuranka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuranka in the Marathi language
कुरणकरkuranakara-

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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 Kuranka
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