Kunus Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kunus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kunus (55) may also be a first name.

Kunus Last Name Facts

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

Kunus (Hindi: कुनुस, Marathi: ुनुस) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kunus live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kunus is also the 1,336,256th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 55 people.

Kunus is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,282,358. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 61 percent are found and Sabah, where 39 percent are found. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kungus91140/
Kunnus9174/
Kaunus9115/
Kunuse919/
Kunaus919/
Kunusz911/
Kunush911/
Kunust910/
Kunusch83107/
Kounous838/
Kauneus832/
Kunos80503/
Konus80180/
Kinus80134/
Kunuz804/
Cunus802/
Kunusova7795/
Kuhnhaus7728/
Kounnous772/
Kougnous771/
Kaumnaus771/
Konush7342/
Kounos7327/
Konuss7325/
Kunnos734/
Kinush733/
Cuneus733/
Khinus731/
Kunuce731/
Cunnus731/
Cunaus731/
Kunoss731/
Konusz731/
Konuhs731/
Kunuiz731/
Quinus731/
Cumnus730/
Konaus730/
Kinaus730/
Counus730/
Kounousse71525/
Kunussova711/
Kounoutse711/
Kkounnous711/
Gkounos6777/
Konusch6737/
Konhaus6725/
Kounnos6720/
Konoush6716/
Kumnuch6715/
Kunnuch677/
Konneus677/
Cuinnus672/
Kounouz671/
Konhous670/
Cunnuys670/

Kunus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunus in the Marathi language
ुनुसunusa-
Kunus in the Hindi language
कुनुसkunusa60
कून्ूसkunusa20
कुनूशkunusa20

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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 Kunus
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