Tú Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

Tú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Tu (1,573,859), (3), (2), (2) & Tứ (1) are calculated separately.

(18) may also be a first name.

Tú Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tú Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tú occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Tu, , , or Tứ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tú? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Tú reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 19 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Tú is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,350,407. In Spain it is most frequent in: Balearic Islands, where 20 percent reside, Canary Islands, where 20 percent reside and Catalonia, where 20 percent reside. Not including Spain this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tu831,573,859/
833/
832/
832/
Tứ831/
Túa8018/
Taú809/
Túz801/
Tiú801/
T6710,224/
Túsz6739/
Thúy674/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tú
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