Kuntia Surname

137,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kuntia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuntia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,2481:236,16513,799
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kuntia (56) may also be a first name.

Kuntia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuntia (Hindi: कुन्तीा, Oriya: କୁିଆ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuntia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,547th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,237,503 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kuntia are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name in the world, held by 56 people.

The surname Kuntia is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 3,248 people, or 1 in 236,165. In India it is most prevalent in: Jharkhand, where 95 percent reside, Odisha, where 3 percent reside and West Bengal, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuntia9250,722/
Kauntia92126/
Kunthia923/
Kountia922/
Kuntiah921/
Kguntia921/
Khunthia8677/
Gkountia865/
Khauntia863/
Khunntia863/
Khuntiaa861/
Khuuntia861/
Kontia8359/
Kuntya839/
Kuntja831/
Gkountias801/
Kunthijai801/
Khuntya77430/
Gkontia7725/
Kontiah776/
Khintia776/
Kuntiho775/
Kuintya773/
Kountio772/
Kunthya771/
Khontia771/
Kountios718/
Kaunntya715/
Kuntyayi711/
Kontio672,056/
Kontya679/
Contia675/
Gkountios672/
Kontja671/
Cuntio671/
Kounteyya671/

Kuntia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuntia in the Oriya language
କୁିଆkui'a94.05
ଖୁିଆkhui'a2.38
ଚାୁକୁିଆcaukui'a1.19
ତିନାଥtinatha1.19
Kuntia in the Hindi language
कुन्तीाkuntia83.33
कुन्तिkunti16.67

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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 Kuntia
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