Kunten Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

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

Kunten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
India221:34,866,608408,224
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kunten (22) may also be a first name.

Kunten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunten (Marathi: कुंट, Oriya: କୁେ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Kunten are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuntenn927/
Kuntuen925/
Khunten925/
Kuinten921/
Kunthaen8651/
Khuntaen861/
Konten83874/
Kuntin83146/
Kuntne8325/
Kuntyn831/
Cunten830/
Khunthaen8036/
Cunthen7767/
Kuntina7755/
Kountin7732/
Kuintin7715/
Quonten7711/
Khuntin776/
Kontien775/
Koumten771/
Kunthin771/
Cuntenn771/
Counten770/
Caunten770/
Qaunten770/
Khunthin712/
Khunting711/
Koumteng711/
Cuntin67124/
Kontin67113/
Conten6745/
Gkountina6718/
Cuntín672/
Kuntim671/
Kuntinova671/

Kunten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunten in the Oriya language
କୁେkue-
Kunten in the Marathi language
कुंटkunta-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kunten
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