Kuruna Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

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

Kuruna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuruna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
India261:29,502,515369,827
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kuruna (881) may also be a first name.

Kuruna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuruna (Bengali: কুরুনা, Hindi: कुरूणा, Marathi: करुणा, Oriya: କୁରୁଣା, Russian: Куруна) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuruna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Kuruna is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Kuruna reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 881 people.

Kuruna is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Kuruna is most numerous in: Yobe, where 89 percent are found, Gombe, where 9 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Kuruna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuruna surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Kuruna earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurunga92138/
Kurunad9258/
Kurunaz9234/
Kurunna9210/
Kauruna925/
Kurunha922/
Kurunah921/
Kurouna921/
Khuruna921/
Kurhuna921/
Kurzuna921/
Kurunai921/
Kourouna8628/
Kurungai8626/
Khurunat864/
Kuraunga862/
Kuruni832,673/
Koruna83457/
Kurune83258/
Kurona8342/
Kuruno8318/
Kiruna837/
Kuruny831/
Kurunh831/
Kourounas8020/
Kourounga801/
Kourougna801/
Kurunge77155/
Kuruner77130/
Kouruni7790/
Kurungi7787/
Korunna7755/
Curunay7714/
Curauna7711/
Korzuna778/
Kuraune778/
Kurinha776/
Kuronai776/
Kurunee774/
Kurunhi773/
Curunau773/
Kurunyi772/
Kurungo772/
Korouna772/
Cauruna771/
Curuina771/
Kurunyo771/
Kurunoi771/
Kurunet771/
Kurouni771/
Khurona771/
Kuruned771/
Kutruno771/
Kurauni771/
Kourouni71182/
Khurunge7130/
Kiruhina7126/
Kurunets714/
Kurunisp713/
Khirouna711/
Khirauna711/
Kurunhot711/
Keurunee711/
Kouroune711/
Courouna711/
Korzunoa711/
Kurunych711/
Kurono675,487/
Korona674,347/
Kurino673,152/
Kourounis67375/
Koruni67185/
Coruna6792/
Kurone6786/
Koruno6742/
Kiruno6711/
Kourounou678/
Kuroni678/
Curuni671/
Courounat671/
Kurony671/
Curona671/
Korunj671/

Kuruna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuruna in the Bengali language
কুরুনাkuruna75
করুণাkaruna25
Kuruna in the Oriya language
କୁରୁଣାkuruna61.11
କୁରୁନାkuruna27.78
କୁରୂଣାkuruna5.56
କରୁଣାkaruna5.56
Kuruna in the Hindi language
कुरूणाkuruna42.86
कुरूनाkuruna35.71
कुरुनाkuruna7.14
कुरुणाkuruna7.14
कुअरुणाku'aruna7.14
Kuruna in the Marathi language
करुणाkaruna42.86
कूरुणाkuruna28.57
कुरुनाkuruna14.29
कुरुणाkuruna14.29
Kuruna in the Russian language
Курунаkuruna-

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