Kuntan Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kuntan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuntan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4661:151,58424,005
India731:10,507,745199,418
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

The alternate forms: Küntan (24) are calculated separately.

Kuntan (2,000) may also be a first name.

Kuntan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuntan (Hindi: कुन्तन, Marathi: कुंतन) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Küntan. For other possible spellings of Kuntan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuntan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 556,360th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kuntan live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kuntan is also the 169,020th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 2,000 people.

The surname Kuntan is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 151,584. In Thailand Kuntan is most common in: Trang Province, where 52 percent are found, Nakhon Nayok Province, where 18 percent are found and Chiang Rai Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Thailand it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kuntan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuntan in the Marathi language
कुंतनkuntana83.7
कुन्तनkuntana8.89
कुंटनkuntana2.96
कुंडनkundana1.48
कूंतनkuntana1.48
केतनketana0.74
कुंटणkuntana0.74
Kuntan in the Hindi language
कुन्तनkuntana67.74
कुन्तांkuntam12.9
कुन्टनkuntana12.9
कुण्टनkuntana3.23
कुंतनkuntana3.23

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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 Kuntan
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