Kunde is a
Germanic surname with origins in
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
and
Silesia. It is borne by individuals in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian countries, the United States, Australia and other countries. Individuals mentioned in ancient chronicles include Cuntz der Kuentzel of
Kempten who lived around 1382, and Cuncze von Cracow who lived in
Liegnitz
Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 a ...
, Silesia in 1388.
Identically or similarly-spelled but non-derivative surnames are found in India and various African countries.. Kunde is also one of the surnames of Maratha community which hails from Maharashtra, a state of India.
List of persons with the surname
*Al Kunde, stage name of Emil Joseph Kunde (1887–1952), American boxer and screen actor
*Anne Kunde (1895–1960), American screen actress
*Diana Kunde, American newspaper columnist formerly with the ''Dallas Morning News''
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Emmanuel Kundé
Emmanuel Jérôme Kundé (born 15 July 1956) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Canon Yaoundé. He was also a member of the Cameroon national t ...
(born 1956), Cameroonian former professional football defender
*Eugene R. Kunde (born 1942), American corporate executive with Epson America
*Gerald Ralph Kunde II (born 1965), American real estate association executive
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Gregory Kunde (born 1954), American operatic tenor
*Herbert Edward Kunde (1911–1997), American Red Cross and Defense Department official
*James Erhardt Kunde (1937–2009), former city manager of Dayton, Ohio
*Jesper Kunde, Danish businessman and author
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Karl-Heinz Kunde
Karl-Heinz Kunde (6 January 1938 – 15 January 2018) was a German racing cyclist.
Life
Born in Cologne, Kunde started his cycling career in 1959 as amateur. In 1962 he became professional. His biggest success was in the 1966 Tour de France, w ...
(1938–2018), former German cyclist
*Kevin Kunde (born 1974), Veterinarian/owner "Marion Animal Hospital", owner "Extreme Bowhunting" ranch Brackettville, TX
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Pierre Kunde
Pierre Kunde Malong (born 26 July 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Olympiacos and the Cameroon national team as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Limbe, Malong started his senior car ...
, another Cameroonian footballer
*Virgil G. Kunde, American astrophysicist with NASA
*Wilhelm Kunde, German Gestapo officer during World War II
See also
*
Kunde (disambiguation)
References
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