Kunz Surname

6,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kunz Surname Definition:

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

Kunz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany42,6111:1,889161
Switzerland14,0401:58528
United States13,9991:25,8923,259
Brazil3,5501:60,3032,263
Austria1,3041:6,530806
Argentina9371:45,6173,852
Canada8901:41,4005,155
Poland6391:59,4829,367
France5451:121,87718,446
South Africa5211:103,98812,572
Czechia4691:22,6733,506
Netherlands3321:50,8658,726
Chile2811:62,6922,649
Australia2621:103,03711,601
Denmark2571:21,9642,224
England1551:359,47125,733
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Paraguay951:76,1761,943
Spain871:537,38026,266
Mexico631:1,970,25718,660
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Greece381:291,57342,990
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Norway331:155,82719,235
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Romania301:669,26246,959
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Liechtenstein131:2,952332
India111:69,733,217610,955
China111:124,301,9616,553
Finland101:549,67032,186
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6351:30,7153,707

Kunz (268) may also be a first name.

Kunz 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

Kunz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunz (Russian: Кунз) is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,909th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 88,934 people. Kunz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Kunz are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 543,171st most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 268 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 42,611 people, or 1 in 1,889. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Kunz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kunz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kunz surname rose 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kunz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kunz last name are 14.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Kunz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning 315,766 kr per year; in Peru they earn 330.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 83,452 per year; in South Africa they earn 234.63% more than the national average, earning R 795,204 per year; in United States they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $46,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunze8949,693/
Kuntz8929,283/
Kuncz89252/
Kuhnz89119/
Kaunz8951/
Kounz8932/
Kuinz8911/
Kunnz893/
Kunsz892/
Kundz892/
Kutnz892/
Kkunz891/
Kunzz890/
Kuntze805,050/
Kountz801,106/
Kundtz80195/
Kauntz80141/
Kuncze8066/
Kaunze8038/
Kunczt8038/
Kuinze8018/
Kunntz806/
Kounze802/
Kaundz801/
Kusinz801/
Kuntsz801/
Kuntcz801/
Kuintz800/
Kuntzh800/
Kuhntz800/
Kunc755,059/
Konz753,857/
Kuns751,269/
Cunz75394/
Kunč7532/
Kumz758/
Kunx752/
Kunć751/
Kountze7358/
Kauntze7326/
Kutinze734/
Kutenze731/
Kuntzsh731/
Koncz679,213/
Kuhns678,713/
Kunje675,541/
Kunts672,886/
Kunce671,906/
Kouns671,327/
Kuntzsch671,107/
Kunch67958/
Cuntz67535/
Koonz67334/
Kunse67139/
Kunšt6764/
Cunze6749/
Kuncė6739/
Khuns6736/
Kuins6735/
Koenz6731/
Khonz6723/
Keuns6723/
Kunče6712/
Kunsh6710/
Kumtz678/
Küntz676/
Kunds676/
Kauns675/
Kumze673/
Kunczová673/
Kunns673/
Kuncs673/
Khunc672/
Kondz671/
Kousentz671/
Kuntc671/
Counz671/
Kunże671/
Kunjd671/
Kuuns671/
Cuinz671/
Ckunx671/
Quonz670/

Kunz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunz in the Russian language
Кунзkunz-

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