Kunde (surname)

Kunde is a Germanic surname with origins in Bohemia 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, 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 (born 1940), American newspaper columnist formerly with the Dallas Morning News
 * Emmanuel Kundé (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
 * 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
 * Jeffrey Kunde (born 1987), American musician associated with Jesus Culture.
 * Jesper Kunde (born 1957), Danish businessman and author, founder of Kunde & Co
 * Karl-Heinz Kunde (1938–2018), former German cyclist
 * Kevin Kunde (born 1974), Veterinarian/owner "Marion Animal Hospital", owner "Extreme Bowhunting" ranch Brackettville, TX
 * Pierre Kunde (born 1995), another Cameroonian footballer
 * Virgil G. Kunde (1936-2020), American astrophysicist with NASA
 * Wilhelm Kunde (1905-1967?), German Gestapo officer during World War II