Kuntar Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kuntar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuntar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
India1451:5,290,106129,949
Israel341:251,69522,987
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Kuntár (27) are calculated separately.

Kuntar (273) may also be a first name.

Kuntar Last Name Facts

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

Kuntar (Arabic: كونتار, Bengali: কুন্তর, Hindi: कुन्तर, Russian: Кунтарь) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kuntár. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuntar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 693,669th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name Kuntar is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kuntar are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 537,992nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 273 people.

The surname Kuntar is most widely held in Iraq, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 208,462. Aside from Iraq this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Kuntar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuntar surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Kuntar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuntár9427/
Kountar92307/
Khuntar9298/
Kuntare9288/
Kauntar9243/
Kunthar927/
Kunthear86131/
Kunthare8672/
Khuntare863/
Khountar861/
Khuntatr861/
Cuntar831,968/
Kontar83823/
Kuntor8320/
Kuntarova802/
Khintar7711/
Kumthar778/
Kuntoor775/
Konthar774/
Kontarr772/
Kuntour771/
Kontarz771/
Ccuntar771/
Khontar771/
Khuntarova751/
Kountour711/
Kunthoor711/
Kontor674,130/
Contar67165/
Kuntorova677/
Kumtor674/
Qontar672/
Kountoure672/
Cumtar671/
Kontour6293/
Cuntoor626/
Kontuor625/
Countor623/
Contarr622/
Khumtor621/
Konthoor571/
Countour571/
Koumtorre531/
Contor50749/

Kuntar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuntar in the Bengali language
কুন্তরkuntara-
Kuntar in the Hindi language
कुन्तरkuntara50
कुंतरkuntara25
कुन्तारkuntara12.5
कुँतरkumtara12.5
Kuntar in the Russian language
Кунтарьkuntar-
Kuntar in the Arabic language
كونتارkwntar-

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Footnotes

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