Kurnan Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kurnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Kurnan (93) may also be a first name.

Kurnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurnan (Hindi: कुर्नन, Marathi: कुन) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Kurnan is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kurnan live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kurnan is also the 986,211th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 93 people.

The last name Kurnan is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Kurnan is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 41 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Kurnan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurnain921,025/
Kournan921/
Kurrnan921/
Kaurnan920/
Kurnane920/
Khurnain8626/
Kurnatin8614/
Kournane866/
Curnan83202/
Kirnan83176/
Kornan8363/
Kurnon830/
Kurnanova804/
Kiernan7717,967/
Kornain7787/
Curnayn7766/
Curnane7759/
Cournan7751/
Kurnein779/
Kornhan772/
Curnand771/
Korrnan771/
Kirhnan771/
Khirnan771/
Kurnnon771/
Kornnan771/
Curnant770/
Curnnan770/
Currnan770/
Caurnan770/
Koornan770/
Kirnnan770/
Curngan770/
Curnean770/
Kouringnan751/
Cournane71346/
Cournand7167/
Kuernoon7123/
Gkornean7117/
Cournean7110/
Kiernann715/
Kournoon715/
Kornnann715/
Keurnoon714/
Kornnaan713/
Kiernnan711/
Khirnaan711/
Khutrnon711/
Curnahan710/
Caurnane710/
Kirnon67420/
Kornon6747/
Cornan6719/
Curnon679/
Curnam674/
Kournoong671/
Kiernahan670/

Kurnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurnan in the Hindi language
कुर्ननkurnana50
कुरनानkuranana50
Kurnan in the Marathi language
कुनkuna50
कुणkuna50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurnan
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