Tamunu Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tamunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6061:218,23320,420
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tamunu (47) may also be a first name.

Tamunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamunu occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tamunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,239th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Tamunu are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tamunu is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname Tamunu is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 218,233. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 94 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent are found and Jambi, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamaunu921/
Tamunus921/
Tamunou921/
Taumaunu8635/
Thamunuh861/
Taminu83534/
Tamonu8320/
Tamounout801/
Temaunu77312/
Taiminu7713/
Temunau774/
Thaminu773/
Tamunoo771/
Taaminu771/
Tahaminu711/
Teminu6784/
Tominu6776/
Tomonu6717/
Toumounou672/
Teimounou671/
Taminau62103/
Tamonou621/
Teeminu621/

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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 Tamunu
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