Mukunu Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

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

Mukunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mukunu (75) may also be a first name.

Mukunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukunu (Hindi: मुकूनू, Marathi: मुकुनु, Oriya: ମୁକୁନୁ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mukunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukunu? popularity and diffusion

Mukunu is the 906,170th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Mukunu reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 75 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Mukunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukungu9212,805/
Mukuenu92123/
Mukunau928/
Mukkunu925/
Mukunuu924/
Mukunhu924/
Mukunui921/
Mukhungu8626/
Mukuungu866/
Muikungu864/
Mukuunhu861/
Mmukungu861/
Mucunu83117/
Mukonu8339/
Mikunu839/
Mokunu835/
Mukinu834/
Moukounou8079/
Mucungu7715/
Mokunui776/
Moukoungou7521/
Mukutnauth7515/
Mikounou715/
Mokounou714/
Mokonu6716/
Muconu671/
Mokonui621/

Mukunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukunu in the Oriya language
ମୁକୁନୁmukunu-
Mukunu in the Marathi language
मुकुनुmukunu-
Mukunu in the Hindi language
मुकूनूmukunu50
मुकुनूmukunu50

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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 Mukunu
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