Sukuni Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sukuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sukuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sukuni (1,656) may also be a first name.

Sukuni Last Name Facts

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

Sukuni (Bengali: সুকুনী, Hindi: सुकुनी, Oriya: ସୁକୁନି) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sukuni.

How Common Is The Last Name Sukuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sukuni is the 2,555,468th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sukuni are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sukuni is also the 189,274th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,656 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 39 percent reside, Niger, where 16 percent reside and Zamfara, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suekuni9241/
Suikuni923/
Shukuni922/
Sxukuni921/
Sukhuni921/
Sukhunni8664/
Sukkhuni866/
Soukouni864/
Sukunnoi861/
Sukumnoi861/
Sukumnit861/
Sukini832,941/
Sukuna83129/
Sokuni8333/
Sukoni8322/
Sukune8313/
Jukuni831/
Sukhumnai801/
Sikunyi77157/
Shikuni77146/
Sukhini7756/
Sukhuna7724/
Saukoni7716/
Soukini7714/
Sokhuni7712/
Sokouni7710/
Suekini779/
Suekune777/
Shokuni774/
Sukkuna774/
Sukunee774/
Sukunna773/
Sukuuna772/
Sukunge772/
Sukonyi772/
Shukini772/
Soukuna771/
Sukunny771/
Sukhoni771/
Sukunne771/
Soukoungoi752/
Soukouna7111,226/
Shikunyi7175/
Sukonnyi7136/
Shoukini7119/
Soukoune7118/
Sukhinai7117/
Shaukuna7115/
Sukkunee715/
Shikunai715/
Soukouny714/
Shikhuni713/
Sukonnoi712/
Sukunnoy711/
Sukunnee711/
Sukhoeni711/
Szukonyi711/
Shukinoi711/
Sukkhuna711/
Joukunyi711/
Sokoni6710,732/
Soukhouna67965/
Sukine67167/
Zucuni6740/
Sukhonnoi6715/
Sukona678/
Cucuni676/
Zukuna676/
Souckouna674/
Zukini674/
Sokuna671/
Zokuni671/
Xukuny671/
Sukony671/
Sokune671/
Cukune671/
Sucuna671/

Sukuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sukuni in the Bengali language
সুকুনীsukuni-
Sukuni in the Hindi language
सुकुनीsukuni92.31
सुकूनीsukuni5.13
सूकूनीsukuni2.56
Sukuni in the Oriya language
ସୁକୁନିsukuni43.89
ସୁକୁନୀsukuni26.67
ଶୁକୁନିsukuni19.44
ଶୁକୁନୀsukuni6.67
ଟୁକୁନିtukuni0.56
ସୁକୁଣିsukuni0.56
ସୁକୁଣୀsukuni0.56

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Footnotes

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