Kuningas
Kuningas is an Estonian and Finnish surname, meaning king in both Estonian and Finnish.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 60.7% of all known bearers of the surname Kuningas were residents of Estonia, 28.9% of Finland, 4.5% of the United States, 1.7% of Sweden and 1.0% of Russia.In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:
- 1. South Karelia
- 2. Kymenlaakso
- 3. North Karelia
- 4. Päijänne Tavastia
- 5. Uusimaa
People
- Helle Kuningas, Estonian actress
- Merike Rõtova, née Kuningas, Estonian chess player
- Mikko Kuningas, Finnish professional footballer
- Tiit Kuningas, Estonian sports journalist