Tosun Surname

5,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tosun Surname User-submission:

The Tosun surname derives from the word for 'young bull fresh out of cowshed'.

Tosun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey96,2221:809101
Germany9041:89,05511,217
France6361:104,43815,420
Northern Cyprus4261:74937
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Netherlands2011:84,01614,004
Austria1621:52,5648,278
England1301:428,60028,863
Belgium1081:106,45016,004
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Bulgaria431:162,3009,194
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Romania371:542,64540,475
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Finland241:229,02918,579
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Tosun (987) may also be a first name.

Tosun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tosun surname derives from the word for 'young bull fresh out of cowshed'.

- tosunmaildir

Tosun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tosun (Georgian: ტოსუნ, Russian: Тосун) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tosun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,660th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 72,949 people. The last name Tosun is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Tosun live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 256,409th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 987 people.

The last name Tosun is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 96,222 people, or 1 in 809. In Turkey Tosun is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Tosun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tosun surname are 4.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tosun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.96% more than the national average, earning $58,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.27% more than the national average, earning $64,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tosgun91122/
Tosung9194/
Toshun9138/
Toysun9130/
Tossun9112/
Tosoun915/
Toseun914/
Tousun912/
Tohsun912/
Tosaun911/
Tosiun911/
Thosun911/
Tossoun8382/
Totsune836/
Tosaunt831/
Todsung831/
Toosung831/
Toson804,302/
Tusun801,617/
Tozun801,338/
Tasun80259/
Tojun8057/
Tosum8036/
Tesun8011/
Tosunova77332/
Toussoun77147/
Toysscun771/
Tosson733,839/
Tozoun731,136/
Toshon73362/
Tasung73354/
Touzon73351/
Toison73306/
Tooson73290/
Thasun73256/
Tosoon73200/
Tozune73104/
Tessun7391/
Tozgun7379/
Touson7378/
Tutsun7375/
Tochun7362/
Tashun7356/
Tacoun7344/
Teshun7327/
Tasuin7320/
Touzón7314/
Toyson7312/
Toshum7310/
Tehsun735/
Tahsun734/
Todsum734/
Taesun733/
Toysum733/
Tascun733/
Tatsun732/
Tajoun732/
Tausun732/
Tasiun732/
Tasune732/
Tushun732/
Tesaun732/
Tohsum732/
Tasjun732/
Thojun732/
Tusung731/
Toisum731/
Tossum731/
Toujun731/
Tasgun731/
Tohson731/
Toojun731/
Teseun731/
Thesun731/
Tusune731/
Toizun731/
Tusjun731/
Tadsun731/
Tasaun731/
Toussaunt714/
Toshunova711/
Tosounova711/
Tousson67409/
Thasung67396/
Tasutin6791/
Tadjoun6736/
Tousoon6735/
Tojoung6716/
Toizoun6714/
Tachoun674/
Toshoon674/
Tasgaun673/
Tasaung673/
Toosoon673/
Tajoung673/
Toychun672/
Tashaun672/
Thouson672/
Tahasun672/
Toisson672/
Tossoum672/
Tassoun672/
Tojusen671/
Toujung671/
Thodsum671/
Tajsaun671/
Tatshun671/
Tausuun671/
Tasoung671/
Tassung671/
Tazount671/
Toyshon671/
Tesshun671/
Tozuing671/
Tochung671/
Tojuing671/
Touzoun671/
Tazoune671/
Toschum671/
Thoyjun671/
Taesaun671/
Tushune670/

Tosun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tosun in the Georgian language
ტოსუნtosun66.67
თოსუნtosun33.33
Tosun in the Russian language
Тосунtosun-

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