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 occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Thüns. For other possible spellings of Thuns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thuns is the 1,227,038th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Thuns live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Thuns is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Thuns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thuns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thuns surname decreased 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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