Kunitsa Surname

210,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kunitsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunitsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6171:89,13011,145
Belarus2171:43,7847,494
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kunitsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunitsa (Russian: Куница) is found most in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunitsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,207th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,710,563 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kunitsa are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 1,617 people, or 1 in 89,130. In Russia Kunitsa is most frequent in: Belgorod Oblast, where 56 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Not including Russia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Kunitsa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kunitsa last name are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.94% registered with the party.

Kunitsa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning $52,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunytsa861,514/
Kinitsa8628/
Kunetsa8627/
Konitsa8622/
Kunitza861/
Kunutsa861/
Khunutsa80193/
Kunytsia8012/
Konnitsa8010/
Kunitser805/
Kunnytsa801/
Khounnitsay781/
Kunica77165/
Kuniza7726/
Kuniszcza751/
Kunaica7126/
Kunycia7114/
Kunizah719/
Konitza714/
Konytsa712/
Kunnica711/
Kunitze711/
Kunidza711/
Khunizah6712/
Kunaizah674/
Khonytsa671/
Kounetse671/
Kounetsi671/
Kunhidza671/
Kusnetso671/

Kunitsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunitsa in the Russian language
Куницаkunica-

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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 Kunitsa
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