Nkuna Surname

7,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa67,2551:80667
DR Congo9,7891:7,547938
Malawi1,2811:13,3642,088
Zambia9401:16,8621,887
Swaziland3541:3,667293
Uganda2511:155,53513,634
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
England661:844,21344,691
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nkuna (365) may also be a first name.

Nkuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkuna is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkuna is the 7,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 90,800 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkuna are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkuna is also the 455,540th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 365 people.

The last name Nkuna is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 67,255 people, or 1 in 806. In South Africa Nkuna is most common in: Limpopo, where 37 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 25 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Nkuna Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nkuna earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.75% less than the national average, earning R 150,312 per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkunga917,468/
Nkhuna911,674/
Nkuuna91824/
N'Kuna91219/
Nkouna91189/
Nkeuna9135/
Nkunah9118/
Ngkuna916/
Nnkuna914/
Nkunai914/
Nkunaa913/
Nkauna912/
Nkuena912/
Nkuina912/
Nkunha912/
Nkunna911/
Nkunas911/
Nkguna911/
Nkounga832,320/
Nkhunga83603/
N'Kunga83308/
Nkuinga8333/
Nkuigna8314/
N'Kouna8312/
Ngkuuna834/
Ngkauna832/
Nkounat831/
N'Kuina831/
Nkunaya831/
Nkungna831/
Nkeugna831/
Nkeunga831/
Nkeunna831/
Nkona801,416/
Nkune801,271/
Nkuni80812/
Nkuny8039/
Ncuna8017/
Nkuno8014/
Nkunj801/
N'Kounga772/
N'Kouina771/
Nkoungaa771/
Nkungi731,636/
Nkhona73202/
Nkunge73157/
Ngkuno73106/
Nkueno73106/
Nkhuni73105/
Nkiena7382/
Nkunje7352/
Nkunyi7344/
Nkhune7341/
Nkungo7338/
Nkeune7333/
Nkouni7330/
N'Kona7318/
Nkoona7317/
Nkoune7312/
Nkinai739/
Ngkuni734/
Nkinah734/
N'Kuni734/
Nkeuni734/
Nkoena733/
Ngkona732/
Ncunga732/
Nkunoh732/
Nkonna732/
Nkunee731/
Nkauno731/
Nkuine731/
Nkonea731/
Nkonha731/
Nkeuno731/
Nkhuno731/
Ngcuna731/
Ngqukunga711/
Nkounou67680/
Nkeugne6725/
Nkougni6718/
Nkuinou6710/
Nkhunje674/
Ngkonau674/
Nkhungo674/
Nkeugni673/
Nkoungo672/
Nkounyi672/
Nkuenou672/
N'Koune671/
N'Konna671/
N'Kueno671/
N'Kungi671/
Nkumgne671/
Nkungeh671/
Nkungne671/
Nkoumni671/
Nkouneh671/
Nkeuney671/
Nkeunne671/
Nkeunou671/
Nkaunyo671/
Nkkunje671/
Nkhoena671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkuna
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