Kuntz Surname

18,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Kuntz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Conrad (bold, counsel).

Kuntz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,2521:23,7652,996
Germany5,0581:15,9162,101
France3,9301:16,9011,844
Canada2,3391:15,7532,287
Brazil1,5201:140,8385,380
Argentina2981:143,43412,138
Denmark1881:30,0253,104
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Israel711:120,53013,243
Poland701:542,98251,331
Spain521:899,07835,195
United States Virgin Islands481:2,299398
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Austria271:315,38635,058
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Ireland151:313,92910,911
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
British Virgin Islands111:2,872356
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0511:16,4602,090

The alternate forms: Küntz (6) are calculated separately.

Kuntz (172) may also be a first name.

Kuntz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Conrad (bold, counsel).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kuntz Last Name Facts

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

Kuntz (Arabic: كونتز) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Küntz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuntz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,813th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 248,866 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kuntz live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 696,764th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 172 people.

The last name Kuntz is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 15,252 people, or 1 in 23,765. In The United States Kuntz is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Kuntz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuntz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuntz last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuntz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuntz surname are 19.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuntz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 219.68% more than the national average, earning R 759,684 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $43,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $50,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küntz936/
Kuntze915,050/
Kountz911,106/
Kundtz91195/
Kauntz91141/
Kunntz916/
Kuntsz911/
Kuntcz911/
Kuintz910/
Kuhntz910/
Kuntzh910/
Kunz8981,943/
Kountze8358/
Kauntze8326/
Kuntzsh831/
Kunts802,886/
Cuntz80535/
Kuncz80252/
Kuhnz80119/
Kaunz8051/
Kuinz8011/
Kumtz808/
Kunnz803/
Kundz802/
Kuntc801/
Kkunz801/
Kunzz800/
Kuntzsch771,107/
Kousentz771/
Koontz7315,117/
Countz73165/
Kuncze7366/
Cuntze7346/
Kuntse7345/
Kunczt7338/
Koentz7320/
Kundts7313/
Kuntch7311/
Kounts737/
Kuntts736/
Kunths731/
Kunsts731/
Kaundz731/
Cunntz731/
Kaunts730/
Konttz730/
Kunc675,059/
Cunz67394/
Kunč6732/
Kuntsch6715/
Kuntche675/
Kunttse674/
Kountse672/
Cusintz671/
Countze671/
Koontze671/
Kunć671/
Kuntshe670/
Kunstch670/

Kuntz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuntz in the Arabic language
كونتزkwntz-

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Kuntz Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuntz
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