Çuni Surname

181,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Çuni Surname User-submission:

The Çuni surname derives from the Albanian word curi, meaning 'boy'.

Çuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2,1511:1,355173
Kosovo1931:9,6471,480
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cuni (2,847), Čuni (123), Ćuni (17), Cuní (17) & Cuñí (1) are calculated separately.

Çuni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Çuni surname derives from the Albanian word curi, meaning 'boy'.

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Çuni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çuni is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Cuni, Čuni, Ćuni, Cuní or Cuñí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,314th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,103,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Çuni reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 2,151 people, or 1 in 1,355. In Albania Çuni is most prevalent in: Tirana County, where 26 percent are found, Lezhë County, where 18 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Albania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuni922,847/
Čuni92123/
Ćuni9217/
Çunai8957/
Cuní8317/
Suni7514,438/
Zuni75987/
Çoni7585/
Şuni7554/
Çuna7540/
Xuni7513/
Çune7511/
Cuñí751/
Sunni6715,130/
Sungi675,219/
Sunio673,461/
Sauni673,319/
Sunit671,998/
Souni671,909/
Chuni671,062/
Sunai67798/
Suhni67635/
Cauni67487/
Ciuni67480/
Sumni67454/
Shuni67406/
Çunaj67402/
Zugni67221/
Sunyi67196/
Sunoi67175/
Sunie67156/
Zouni67153/
Sunis67126/
Sugni67103/
Susni6798/
Zunni6793/
Zunie6788/
Sunđi6775/
Suniy6772/
Suuni6765/
Siuni6760/
Sunip6751/
Zauni6745/
Sunih6744/
Zhuni6744/
Cunai6741/
Seuni6736/
Sunei6735/
Cunni6734/
Sunid6722/
Czuni6722/
Zunei6721/
Cunei6718/
Zunhi6713/
Çunge6712/
Sunij6711/
Zunai6711/
Sunhi6711/
Sunui679/
Couni676/
Sutni676/
Sjuni676/
Tsuni675/
Xunai674/
Cunie673/
Ceuni673/
Xhuni673/
Cunui673/
Dzuni672/
Sunii672/
Cunhi672/
Tzuni672/
Zuhni671/
Zeuni671/
Suíni671/
Suniz671/
Zunih671/

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