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

Kuntan (Hindi: कुन्तन, Marathi: कुंतन) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may also appear as a variant: Küntan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuntan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 556,360th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. The last name Kuntan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kuntan live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 169,020th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 2,000 people.

It is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 151,584. In Thailand Kuntan is most frequent in: Trang Province, where 52 percent live, Nakhon Nayok Province, where 18 percent live and Chiang Rai Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Thailand this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

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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