Kunets Surname

204,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kunets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,1051:41,1975,946
Belarus5741:16,5522,686
Russia3141:458,99143,131
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kunets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunets (Russian: Кунец) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunets? popularity and diffusion

It is the 204,158th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,579,345 people. Kunets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kunets reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,105 people, or 1 in 41,197. In Ukraine Kunets is most numerous in: Lviv Oblast, where 28 percent live, Cherkasy Oblast, where 14 percent live and Kiev, where 9 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 28 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Kunets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kunets surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kunets are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Kunets earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaunets9224/
Kusnets9215/
Kuneets921/
Kunhets920/
Kounetse861/
Khuenets861/
Konets83179/
Kunetz8375/
Kunyts8370/
Kunits8320/
Kunecs8315/
Kinets832/
Kunetsova8044/
Khinets7776/
Konnets771/
Khonets771/
Kiniets771/
Kaunits771/
Kounits770/
Kunnetz770/
Kounetsova751/
Kunec73324/
Kunez734/
Kunitsch7118/
Kousnetz7114/
Kunitz67769/
Kuniec67254/
Kinetz67135/
Kunics6791/
Kunitzsch6767/
Kunecz6740/
Konits6725/
Kunitš6712/
Künetz677/
Kunitsova677/
Konyts675/
Koonnetse674/
Kounec673/
Kunech672/
Kuneez671/
Kounez671/
Kuneac671/
Kusnitsch671/
Kuhnez671/
Kutnitsch671/
Conets670/

Kunets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunets in the Russian language
Кунецkunec-

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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
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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 Kunets
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