Thunell Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thunell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thunell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6111:16,1161,372
United States4191:865,05765,721
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England131:4,286,005132,302
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thunell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thunell is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thunell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 342,554th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Thunell are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 611 people, or 1 in 16,116. In Sweden Thunell is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent reside, Skåne County, where 11 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Thunell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thunell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thunell surname increased 6,983 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thunell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thunell last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thunell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning 411,045 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.67% more than the national average, earning $54,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thunnell9314/
Thaunell931/
Tunell92650/
Tunnell865,010/
Tuenell861/
Tusnell861/
Thunnel861/
Taunell860/
Tumnell860/
Tugnell860/
Tunel8358/
Thunl838/
Thienell802/
Tunnelll800/
Taunnell800/
Thinel77159/
Tunnel77154/
Tinell7773/
Tuneld7762/
Tonell7753/
Tunael7730/
Taunel7719/
Thünel7714/
Tuniel774/
Tihnel773/
Thűnel771/
Thonel771/
Tuneel770/
Tuenel770/
Tunl731/
Tonnell7161/
Thounil711/
Tunnuel711/
Thinoel711/
Tutnill711/
Tousnel711/
Tunnelt710/
Tunnill710/
Thonill710/
Tunniel710/
Tonel672,437/
Tinel671,787/
Tünel671,092/
Tunil6730/
Túnel675/
Taunl672/
Thuml670/

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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
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  • 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 Thunell
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