Thunus Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Thunus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 579 | 1:19,856 | 3,066 |
| Luxembourg | 68 | 1:8,537 | 1,349 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Thünüs (1) are calculated separately.
Thunus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thunus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thunus (Marathi: थुनुस) is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Thünüs. For other potential spellings of Thunus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thunus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 496,702nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name Thunus occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thunus reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 19,856. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 92 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Belgium Thunus occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 10 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumnus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tunus | 91 | 383 | / |
| Thünüs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thinus | 83 | 194 | / |
| Taunus | 83 | 164 | / |
| Tumnus | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tuneus | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tunuse | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tounus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tunnus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tungus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tunous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taunous | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tungush | 77 | 4 | / |
| Thonnus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tusnuse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tounous | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tunusce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thineus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thoneus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taunaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thoenus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinus | 73 | 2,248 | / |
| Tonus | 73 | 1,583 | / |
| Tunuz | 73 | 111 | / |
| Tunuç | 73 | 104 | / |
| Tunos | 73 | 31 | / |
| Tónus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toungous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tunusova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tienus | 67 | 936 | / |
| Tunguç | 67 | 303 | / |
| Tunguz | 67 | 205 | / |
| Tineus | 67 | 161 | / |
| Tinusz | 67 | 74 | / |
| Thienhaus | 67 | 74 | / |
| Taunos | 67 | 43 | / |
| Tonnus | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tonaus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tinuss | 67 | 13 | / |
| Toungouss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thonos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tinous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teunos | 67 | 1 | / |
Thunus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thunus in the Marathi language | ||
| थुनुस | thunusa | - |
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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 Thunus
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