Thunis Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Thunis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thunis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Thunis (10) may also be a first name.

Thunis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thunis occurs most in Belgium. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thunis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Thunis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Thunis are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 273,730. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 90 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Belgium it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 4 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theunis923,943/
Thunish921/
Tunis913,251/
Theunisz86308/
Theunise863/
Thungnis861/
Theunnis861/
Thunisch861/
Thungais861/
Teunis831,205/
Thunes83354/
Tounis8391/
Tunnis8322/
Tunais8317/
Taunis8311/
Tunise839/
Tungis836/
Tuniss834/
Tunish833/
Tunois832/
Tuneis832/
Tuinis831/
Thinis831/
Tuenis831/
Tunies830/
Theunisse80530/
Taunais77237/
Thunich77120/
Tunisse7747/
Tounios7739/
Tunisch7726/
Thonies7719/
Theunes779/
Teunisz776/
Tunnish776/
Tungish774/
Thonnis772/
Tounois771/
Theuniz771/
Tounnis771/
Tunnies771/
Thounes770/
Tounies770/
Tunes731,378/
Tonis73854/
Tinis73475/
Tuniz7393/
Tunys7356/
Tuniç733/
Tunix732/
Tuniš731/
Tùnis731/
Teunisse71758/
Tunisova715/
Tunnisch713/
Tounoijs711/
Tienhuis711/
Thoennis711/
Tinois67482/
Thines67408/
Tonies67252/
Tonnis67234/
Tunice67176/
Taunes67147/
Tunich6757/
Tunets6740/
Tounes6733/
Toneis6732/
Tonish6722/
Taunys6719/
Toenis6715/
Tuneus679/
Thinès678/
Thoenniss677/
Tunnes677/
Tinish677/
Tonais677/
Tienis674/
Thonès673/
Teunes673/
Tugnes672/
Tonihs672/
Tunyos672/
Tinies671/
Tunest671/
Teunys671/
Tuines671/
Tounés671/
Tunese671/
Tuness671/
Tinéis671/
Tunges670/
Tumnes670/
Tuneas670/

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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 Thunis
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