Kunyai Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kunyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kunyai (22) may also be a first name.

Kunyai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunyai is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunyai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Kunyai is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kunyai live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,077,598. In Thailand Kunyai is most prevalent in: Chiang Rai Province, where 68 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 12 percent reside and Nakhon Sawan Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Malaysia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khunyai92186/
Khunhyai861/
Konyai83237/
Kunyoi8328/
Kuniai8313/
Cunyai8311/
Kónyai838/
Khonyai771,244/
Konyaei7747/
Kunjahi776/
Kunjaiye7112/
Kunjae67255/
Kunjaa6729/
Konyoi674/
Conyai671/
Cunyae671/
Kunjaj671/
Kounjaa6214/
Khunjae624/
Kunjoui621/
Khunhhae571/
Konyoe501/
Cunhae501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kunyai
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