Kuntas Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Kuntas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuntas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Küntaş (487) are calculated separately.

Kuntas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuntas is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Küntaş. Click here for other potential spellings of Kuntas.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuntas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuntas is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Kuntas are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunttas9277/
Kountas9233/
Khuntas9219/
Kauntas924/
Kuintas922/
Küntaş89487/
Gkountas86469/
Kontas83259/
Kuntos837/
Kumtas835/
Cuntas831/
Kuntasova802/
Gkontas77195/
Konteas77116/
Kountos7744/
Konttas7741/
Cuintas7713/
Kontasz774/
Ceuntas772/
Khintas772/
Kumtase772/
Kontash771/
Koentas771/
Kunttaş771/
Khontas771/
Khumtas771/
Kuntashova7559/
Gkountos7121/
Kuntosch715/
Cutintas711/
Kounteus711/
Kontos6710,024/
Kumtaş67198/
Kuntoš67145/
Contas67127/
Kontaz6733/
Kumtos671/
Kuntosova671/
Kontós671/
Kontás671/
Cuntos671/

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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 Kuntas
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