Künsch Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Künsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Künsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

The alternate forms: Kunsch (774) are calculated separately.

Künsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Künsch is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Kunsch. Click here for further potential spellings of Künsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Künsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Künsch is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Künsch reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Künsch is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 88,311. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 55 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 15 percent reside. Barring Switzerland it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunsch94774/
Kinsch83665/
Kensch8326/
Khünch831/
Knsh806/
Knsc801/
Küns801/
Kensche7787/
Kuhnsch7741/
Kinnsch7729/
Kiensch7726/
Kinsche773/
Kunsche773/
Kunschd771/
Kuensch771/
Kuinsch771/
Kennsch770/
Kensh73493/
Künst7366/
Kühns7317/
Kunsh7310/
Kinsh7310/
Kynsh735/
Knche733/
Konsh733/
Kinshe6770/
Kns6721/
Kinsht6717/
Kühnst6714/
Kencht6713/
Kynsht6710/
Kounch6710/
Kunshe677/
Kunschová676/
Kunchh674/
Kinsth674/
Khunch673/
Khonsh673/
Kenshe672/
Kaunch672/
Kuinch671/
Khnshh671/
Kunchd671/
Kennsh671/
Khunsh671/
Knnche671/
Kkunch671/
Kunschova671/
Kunnch671/
Konschowa671/
Consch671/
Kinnch670/
Kensth670/
Keench670/

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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 Künsch
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