Thuns Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thuns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Thüns (15) are calculated separately.

Thuns Last Name Facts

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

Thuns is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Thüns. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Thuns are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany Thuns is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Thuns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thuns has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thüns9315/
Theuns911,431/
Thunæs9162/
Thuyns9154/
Thunns915/
Thunse912/
Thumns911/
Thauns911/
Tuns89988/
Thuijns8315/
Thunsch831/
Teuns80180/
Touns8071/
Tunst8011/
Tunås807/
Tuyns804/
Tunse803/
Tauns801/
Thunz801/
Tumns801/
Tunns800/
Tuins800/
Tunsch73180/
Tutins73106/
Tounse7339/
Tunsjø739/
Tucins737/
Tuinns734/
Tunsse734/
Thumss733/
Tuijns731/
Thunch731/
Tusins731/
Tunshe731/
Tounst731/
Thoons730/
Tunç67103,301/
Tons671,502/
Tuytens67314/
Tüns67182/
Tuttens6728/
Tums6717/
Tunz6714/
Tutinsh674/
Thumsch673/
Tunnsjø671/
Tutense671/
Tousins671/
Tunsova671/
Tunx671/
Tuggins670/

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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
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  • 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 Thuns
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