Kun (surname) explained

Kun is a Hungarian ethnonymic surname literally meaning "Cuman".^[1] It is also a surname originating in Nauru, of other origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Hungarian

• András Kun (1911–1945), Franciscan priest
• Béla Kun (1886–1938), Hungarian communist politician
• Éva Kun (1917–1982), Hungarian fencer
• Szilárd Kun (1935–1987), Hungarian sport shooter

Nauran

• Roland Kun (b. 1970), Nauruan politician
• Ruben Kun (1942–2014), President of Nauru (1996–1997)
• Russ Kun (b. 1975), President of Nauru (2022–2023)
• Russell Kun, Nauruan politician

See also

• • Kuhn

Notes and References

1. Farkas, Tamás. 2013. Surnames of Ethnonymic Origin in the Hungarian Language .” In: Numele Si Numirea: Actele Conferinței Internaționale de Onomasticǎ