Kunas Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kunas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Germany931:865,65062,206
Poland891:427,06544,572
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kunaš (5) & Kunáš (32) are calculated separately.

Kunas (135) may also be a first name.

Kunas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunas (Marathi: कुनास, Oriya: କୁନାସ, Russian: Кунас) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kunaš or Kunáš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 622,538th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Kunas are found; 26 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 26 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kunas is also the 797,647th most commonly used first name globally, held by 135 people.

Kunas is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 62,721. In Papua New Guinea Kunas is mostly concentrated in: New Ireland, where 60 percent reside, Enga, where 25 percent reside and Morobe, where 8 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.

Kunas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kunas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kunas surname increased 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kunas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kunas last name are 24.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.42% being registered with the political party.

Kunas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning $51,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunaš935/
Kunnas911,019/
Kaunas91690/
Kunash91484/
Kounas91332/
Kunasz91179/
Kunats91107/
Kungas9184/
Kunast9156/
Kunase9143/
Kunais9110/
Kunaus919/
Kuinas914/
Kuunas911/
Kunass911/
Kunáš8732/
Kounnas83335/
Kunashe83108/
Gkounas8397/
Kuhnash8357/
Koutnas8341/
Kaunash8321/
Kunaish8315/
Kunasch8314/
Khusnas836/
Kumnase836/
Kahunas833/
Khunais833/
Khunase832/
Kounass832/
Kaunais831/
Kunnash831/
Kaunase831/
Kunatsh831/
Kunhash831/
Khunnas831/
Kinas802,504/
Konas80626/
Kunos80503/
Cunas80229/
Kunaç80171/
Kunač806/
Kunaz802/
Kunać801/
Kunasova77103/
Kuhnhaus7728/
Kounatse7716/
Gkoutnas774/
Kaumnaus771/
Keunasse771/
Kounasse771/
Khungnas771/
Kinash731,128/
Kinasz73475/
Konash73474/
Künast73231/
Quinas73176/
Kienas73175/
Küngas73117/
Gkinas7381/
Cuinas7361/
Konnas7347/
Gkonas7336/
Counas7329/
Kinais7328/
Kounos7327/
Kunots7319/
Cunhas7317/
Cugnas7315/
Konasz7315/
Kunatz737/
Cuneas737/
Kinazs736/
Kihnas736/
Khunaz736/
Kunnos734/
Caunas733/
Konais733/
Kühnas733/
Kunnaz732/
Kineas732/
Kinass732/
Ceunas732/
Kunacz732/
Konass731/
Khonas731/
Kkonas731/
Kuñash731/
Kunoss731/
Cunaus731/
Cungas731/
Cunass730/
Konaus730/
Cunnas730/
Kinaus730/
Kunashova7152/
Kunassova714/
Khunasova711/
Kühnast671,318/
Kusnosh67244/
Gkounos6777/
Cuinhas6731/
Kuinose6728/
Kounnos6720/
Counnas6716/
Coumnas6716/
Kienass6716/
Kinasch679/
Kounous678/
Kienahs677/
Kunaich676/
Khonash675/
Quinhas675/
Konnais675/
Kinaish675/
Kinassh674/
Konhasz673/
Kounach673/
Kauneus672/
Künasch672/
Khunach671/
Qounash671/
Counash670/
Caunnas670/
Cunaiss670/
Kuhnhaz670/
Quinais670/

Kunas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunas in the Oriya language
କୁନାସkunasa58.33
କୁନସkunasa33.33
କୁନାସ୍kunas8.33
Kunas in the Marathi language
कुनासkunasa50
कुनसkunasa50
Kunas in the Russian language
Кунасkunas-

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Footnotes

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