Kuningas is an

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and Finnish surname, meaning ''

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and Finnish.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 60.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Kuningas'' were residents of

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(frequency 1:2,714), 28.9% of

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(1:23,693), 4.5% of the

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(1:10,034,758), 1.7% of

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(1:703,340) and 1.0% of

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(1:18,036,396). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:23,693) in the following regions:Kuningas surname distribution
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South Karelia South Karelia (or ''Southern Karelia'', ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast). Hist ...

(1:2,214) * 2.

Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso (; ; "Kymi River, Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a Regions of Finland, region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, Southern Savonia, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means lit ...

(1:8,138) * 3.

North Karelia North Karelia (or ''Northern Karelia'', ; ) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Finland and share ...

(1:14,334) * 4. Päijänne Tavastia (1:19,494) * 5.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

(1:21,055)

People

Helle Kuningas Helle Kuningas (since 1978 Helle Ralja; 10 June 1949 in Pärnu – 10 October 2014 in Pärnu) was an Estonian actress. Kuningas was born in Pärnu to a family of journalists. Her uncle was an Estonian literary scholar, literary and theatre critic, ...

(1949–2014), Estonian actress *

Merike Rõtova Merike Rõtova (née Merike Kuningas; born August 19, 1936), is an Estonian chess player, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (LGM, 1996). Biography Rõtova was born in Tallinn. Her father was literary scholar, literary and theatre cr ...

(born 1936), née ''Kuningas'', Estonian chess player *

Mikko Kuningas Mikko Kuningas (born 30 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Crema. Club career Kuningas has played for PEPO Lappeenranta, Lahti, Lahti Akatemia and FC Inter Turku. Kuningas started his foo ...

(born 1997), Finnish professional footballer *

Tiit Kuningas Tiit Kuningas (born 30 October 1949) is an Estonian sports journalist. He was born in Massiaru, Pärnu County. He studied at Tallinn Pedagogical Institute. In youth he exercised several sport disciplines, including basketball and volleyball. As a ...

(born 1949), Estonian sports journalist

References

Estonian-language surnames Finnish-language surnames {{King-surname