Kunis Surname

358,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname

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

Kunis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:800,13061,707
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Kuñis (7) & Kuniś (4) are calculated separately.

Kunis (176) may also be a first name.

Kunis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunis (Arabic: كونيس, Hindi: कुनीस, Marathi: कुिनस, Russian: Кунис) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Kuñis or Kuniś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 358,318th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. Kunis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Kunis reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 687,834th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 176 people.

The surname Kunis is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 453 people, or 1 in 800,130. In The United States Kunis is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Georgia, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States Kunis is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Kunis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kunis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kunis surname rose 7,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kunis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kunis last name are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.29% registered to vote for the political party.

Kunis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.14% more than the national average, earning $51,841 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuñis937/
Kuniś934/
Kounis91556/
Kunish91206/
Kunisz91175/
Kaunis9183/
Kungis9159/
Kunise9150/
Kuniss9140/
Khunis9119/
Kuhnis9116/
Kunihs9110/
Kunais9110/
Kunies916/
Kunnis915/
Kusnis911/
Kuinis911/
Kunisch831,846/
Kounios83215/
Gkounis83205/
Kounnis83103/
Kuehnis8350/
Kunaish8315/
Kunishe8311/
Kusniss837/
Kunnish836/
Kuniosh833/
Khunais833/
Kaunais831/
Kungish831/
Kutnijs831/
Kounise831/
Kunes801,081/
Konis80935/
Cunis80334/
Kinis80180/
Kunys8085/
Kuniß8080/
Kunhs8011/
Kuniz804/
Kunès801/
Kuniç801/
Kunisova7743/
Kujnisch7718/
Gkounios775/
Kuhnisch774/
Kunnisch771/
Kunisová771/
Gkinis732,248/
Kunysz731,357/
Kunesh73629/
Kühnis73621/
Gkonis73551/
Koenis73424/
Konish73139/
Kunysh73127/
Kuhnes7393/
Kunyts7370/
Kinois7355/
Kunnes7347/
Kaunes7343/
Kinish7341/
Kunges7331/
Konnis7331/
Kounes7329/
Kinais7328/
Kienis7319/
Künnis7315/
Kuness7313/
Kunejs7312/
Quinis7311/
Counis739/
Kiniss739/
Kinies739/
Kunese737/
Kuenes737/
Konisz737/
Caunis737/
Ceunis736/
Qounis735/
Cunise735/
Khunys735/
Kusnys735/
Khunes733/
Konies733/
Koonis733/
Konais733/
Cuğnis733/
Kuinys731/
Cuniss731/
Cunnis731/
Kunest731/
Kouniz731/
Khinis731/
Kinisz731/
Koniss731/
Kunuiz731/
Kuñiss731/
Kunesz731/
Kutnys731/
Cunios731/
Cuenis731/
Khonis731/
Kuines730/
Keunes730/
Cunish730/
Kunice730/
Kougionis71122/
Kunishova711/
Kunissova711/
Kunesch67318/
Caunois6798/
Cunisse6743/
Kuhness6741/
Kaunets6724/
Kutnich6722/
Cunniss6718/
Kusnets6715/
Kounice6712/
Konisch679/
Kuhynys678/
Kineish677/
Counios677/
Kunaich676/
Kinisch676/
Kunischová675/
Kusnice675/
Konnais675/
Kinaish675/
Kounnes674/
Kuneshe673/
Cauniss673/
Kusnich672/
Konnish672/
Kauneus672/
Koeniss672/
Kiniess672/
Kaunese672/
Kusnesh672/
Kunysch672/
Kaunich671/
Kaunysh671/
Kusneiz671/
Kunhich671/
Kunnysh671/
Cunnios671/
Cunnish671/
Kunicht671/
Kuneets671/
Künisch671/
Quinois671/
Koonise671/
Kounich671/
Gcunise671/
Quineis671/
Kuhnest670/
Kunhets670/
Kumnich670/
Cousnis670/
Cunaiss670/
Quinais670/

Kunis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunis in the Hindi language
कुनीसkunisa-
Kunis in the Marathi language
कुिनसkuinasa-
Kunis in the Russian language
Кунисkunis-
Kunis in the Arabic language
كونيسkwnys-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kunis
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