Kunar Surname
Approximately 16,504 people bear this surname
Kunar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15,755 | 1:48,687 | 3,357 |
| Turkey | 177 | 1:439,669 | 26,003 |
| United States | 165 | 1:2,196,721 | 138,143 |
| Afghanistan | 84 | 1:382,776 | 5,466 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Poland | 43 | 1:883,924 | 67,072 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Künar (2) are calculated separately.
Kunar (1,703) may also be a first name.
Kunar Demographics
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Kunar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kunar (Bengali: কুনার, Hindi: कुंअर, Marathi: कुनर, Oriya: କୁଅଁର, Russian: Кунар) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Künar. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kunar.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,283rd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 441,562 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kunar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kunar is also the 186,181st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,703 people.
The surname Kunar is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 15,755 people, or 1 in 48,687. In India Kunar is most frequent in: Bihar, where 68 percent live, Jharkhand, where 14 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Outside of India Kunar is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Kunar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kunar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kunar last name increased 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kunar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kunar surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.41% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kunar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.24% more than the national average, earning $52,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $58,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kunar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kunar in the Bengali language | ||
| কুনার | kunara | - |
| Kunar in the Hindi language | ||
| कुंअर | kumara | 79.72 |
| कुँअर | kumara | 10.37 |
| कुनार | kunara | 4.15 |
| कुमार | kumara | 1.77 |
| कुनर | kunara | 1.69 |
| कुंआर | kumara | 0.61 |
| कूनर | kunara | 0.15 |
| कुअर | ku'ara | 0.15 |
| कूंअर | kumara | 0.15 |
| कुणार | kunara | 0.08 |
| कूनार | kunara | 0.08 |
| कुआर | ku'ara | 0.08 |
| कुन्अर | kunara | 0.08 |
| कुवर | kuvara | 0.08 |
| Kunar in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଅଁର | ku'amra | 43.31 |
| କୁନାର | kunara | 25.46 |
| କୁଁଅର | kumara | 8.92 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 7.09 |
| କୁଆଁର | ku'amra | 4.46 |
| କଅଁର | ka'amra | 2.89 |
| କୁନର | kunara | 2.62 |
| କୁଁଆର | kumara | 1.84 |
| କୁଣାର | kunara | 0.52 |
| କୁନାର୍ | kunar | 0.26 |
| କୁଆର | ku'ara | 0.26 |
| କୁାର | kuara | 0.26 |
| କୁମାରୀ | kumari | 0.26 |
| କୁନର୍ | kunar | 0.26 |
| କୁଅର | ku'ara | 0.26 |
| Kunar in the Marathi language | ||
| कुनर | kunara | 30.91 |
| कुनार | kunara | 27.27 |
| कुमार | kumara | 14.55 |
| कुणार | kunara | 12.73 |
| कुणर | kunara | 5.45 |
| कुणाल | kunala | 3.64 |
| कुन् | kun | 3.64 |
| कुंअर | kumara | 1.82 |
| Kunar in the Russian language | ||
| Кунар | kunar | - |
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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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- 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 Kunar
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