Thunu Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
India351:21,916,154310,282
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Thunu (1,755) may also be a first name.

Thunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thunu (Bengali: থুনু, Hindi: ठुनू, Marathi: ठुनु, Oriya: ଠୁନୁ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thunu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Thunu reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thunu is also the 182,798th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 1,755 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent live, Free State, where 21 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Thunu Last Name Statistics demography

Thunu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.63% less than the national average, earning R 122,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thunnu9117/
Thaunu915/
Thunuu911/
Tahunu911/
Thunau911/
Tunu893,318/
Thunhui834/
Thumnut832/
Thuungu831/
Thuynhu831/
Thuunnu831/
Thunguh831/
Tthungu831/
Thunhuy831/
Thumnus831/
Tungu8016,029/
Tunau802,061/
Taunu80795/
Tunut80541/
Tuneu80436/
Tunus80383/
Tunnu80297/
Thuny80228/
Tunuu80181/
Tunuz80111/
Tunuç80104/
Tunui8044/
Thinu8039/
Teunu8029/
Tuunu8029/
Tumnu8025/
Tunou8013/
Tunud806/
Tounu805/
Tunuy802/
Tunuj801/
Tunup801/
Thoungau771/
Tounou732,117/
Taunus73164/
Thouny73160/
Tungau7340/
Tounau7321/
Teunou7317/
Tumnus7314/
Tunoud7313/
Ttungu7312/
Tounut7311/
Tunout7311/
Tuneus739/
Tungou737/
Tunudd736/
Tunguu734/
Tuyngu734/
Taunuu734/
Tumnou733/
Toungu732/
Tunaut732/
Tuinui732/
Tunhau732/
Tounus732/
Tunaud732/
Tunnau732/
Tuenou731/
Tunnut731/
Tunnus731/
Tounnu731/
Tunouy731/
Toutnu731/
Tunnuy731/
Tuneup731/
Taunau731/
Thunny731/
Thuiny731/
Tunous731/
Tonu679,527/
Tinu673,499/
Toungou67906/
Toumnou67134/
Tugnutt6731/
Tounnou6720/
Taunous675/
Tounouh674/
Thaunoo672/
Tounous672/
Taunoux671/
Taunaus671/
Teugnou671/
Teumnou671/
Tunú671/
Taugnuu671/
Teunaut670/

Thunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thunu in the Bengali language
থুনুthunu-
Thunu in the Oriya language
ଠୁନୁthunu86.49
ଠୂନୁthunu6.76
ଥୁନୁthunu2.7
ଠୂନୂthunu2.7
ଥୂନୁthunu1.35
Thunu in the Hindi language
ठुनूthunu66.67
ठूनूthunu19.05
ठुनुthunu14.29
Thunu in the Marathi language
ठुनुthunu61.54
ठूनूthunu15.38
थुनुthunu11.54
ठुणुthunu7.69
ठुनूthunu3.85

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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 Thunu
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