Thunem Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thunem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thunem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1771:29,0524,000
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thunem (12) may also be a first name.

Thunem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thunem is found most in Norway. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thunem? popularity and diffusion

Thunem is the 908,336th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname Thunem is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Thunem reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename on earth It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 29,052. In Norway Thunem is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 60 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Central Norway, where 6 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Thunem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thunem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thunem last name rose 1,483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thunem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thunem surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% being registered with the party.

The amount Thunem earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning 375,308 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning $56,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thumnem9215/
Tunem91111/
Thunheim8653/
Tuneme832/
Tungem831/
Tunnem831/
Tuniem831/
Tunhem831/
Tumnem831/
Tunheim77737/
Tumneam7740/
Tusneem7722/
Thungim773/
Teuneme771/
Thoniem771/
Touniem771/
Thonhem771/
Tunim73300/
Tinem73232/
Tonem73176/
Tünem73143/
Thungaim711/
Tusnim67903/
Tunnim6758/
Tumnim6744/
Tunaim6743/
Tonnem676/
Toniem672/
Tounym671/
Thonim671/
Tonheim62308/
Tonniem626/
Tonneam626/
Tunnaim621/
Tumheim621/
Tonnheim571/
Tougnime571/
Thonhaim571/
Tonim55776/
Tinim5581/
Tonym555/
Tonaim5029/
Tinaim5024/
Toonim5015/
Tonhim5012/
Tonoim509/

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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 Thunem
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