Last name Kounev (Кунев 
, Kounev 
, Коунев 
) , around the world, is a rare surname. The last name Kounev is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Bulgaria, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Kounev is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Кунев | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Bulgaria |
| Kounev | Germany, United States, Bulgaria, Russia |
| Коунев | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| samuel kounev BG (b. 1976) |
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