Tug Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Tug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Norway321:160,69619,635
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Austria191:448,18144,644
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales21:784,20816,349

The alternate forms: Tüg (53) are calculated separately.

Tug (365) may also be a first name.

Tug Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tug (Hindi: तुग, Oriya: ଟୁଗ, Russian: Туг) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Tüg. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tug.

How Common Is The Last Name Tug? popularity and diffusion

It is the 906,170th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Tug live; 22 percent live in Southeast Asia and 16 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tug is also the 455,540th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 365 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Tug is most common in: Alaska, where 29 percent live, Georgia, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Mongolia, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Tug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tug has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tug last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tug earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.51% less than the national average, earning 202,405 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tüg8953/
Taug86648/
Tugh86346/
Tuig86254/
Thug8666/
Toug8647/
Tugg8646/
Tugz8629/
Tugs866/
Tuug861/
Tucg861/
Dtug861/
Teug861/
Tough757,429/
Tougz75114/
Tugue7575/
Taugs7573/
Tgoug7542/
Teugh7517/
Thoug7510/
Taugh759/
Tuggs754/
Thaug752/
Thugg752/
Hdtug751/
Tuigh751/
Tuugh751/
Tougs750/
Tuc6719,205/
Tux676,203/
Tuk674,691/
Tuq673,475/
Tugova67880/
Tog67244/
Tougue6748/
Teugue6735/
Though677/
Tøhaug675/
Taugue673/
Tuigue671/
Thugke671/
Tugowa671/
Tuggue671/
Tuiggs670/

Tug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tug in the Oriya language
ଟୁଗtuga-
Tug in the Hindi language
तुगtuga97.06
टुगtuga2.94
Tug in the Russian language
Тугtug-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tug
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