Kunias Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Kunias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kunias (45) may also be a first name.

Kunias Last Name Facts

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

Kunias is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kunias click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunias? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kunias reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 74 percent reside, Bougainville, where 17 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kounias92106/
Kuniash920/
Cunias83681/
Konias83504/
Kunjas8367/
Kinias8358/
Kunyas835/
Kounios77215/
Gkonias77133/
Gkinias7721/
Kunyase776/
Koniasz775/
Kuniosh773/
Kiniasz772/
Kunhash771/
Quinias771/
Counias771/
Kuniach771/
Konnias770/
Cuniasse7146/
Kuhnhaus7128/
Gkounios715/
Khungnas711/
Cunyas671,910/
Cuiñas67578/
Konios67118/
Conias6783/
Kinios6722/
Cunhas6717/
Cugnas6715/
Konjas6711/
Koniaz6710/
Cuneas677/
Cuñias671/
Cunios671/
Kuñash671/
Kiniaz671/
Cuniaz671/

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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 Kunias
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