Tuna Surname

9,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tuna Surname User-submission:

The Tuna surname in Turkish means 'river Danube', which in Hungarian is Duna.

Tuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey47,3691:1,643245
Indonesia3,6171:36,5634,255
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
DR Congo6021:122,72413,305
Germany5981:134,62516,396
Portugal5571:18,7041,333
Thailand4671:151,26023,946
India4141:1,852,81565,194
Papua New Guinea4101:19,8872,084
Philippines3801:266,41639,178
Nigeria3121:567,76527,529
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Bolivia2721:39,0312,402
Romania2541:79,0479,315
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Austria2071:41,1376,605
Northern Cyprus1841:1,734180
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Guatemala1141:141,0763,323
Kosovo1021:18,2542,243
England1001:557,18134,216
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
Czechia691:154,10823,763
Chile521:338,7789,521
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Bulgaria481:145,3948,368
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Canada371:995,82774,831
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Solomon Islands331:17,5773,381
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Belgium271:425,80243,971
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Hungary231:426,79528,704
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
France201:3,321,136213,627
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Albania191:153,37111,939
Malta181:23,9041,289
American Samoa171:3,280753
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Latvia131:157,69620,118
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
China51:273,464,31313,838
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belize21:177,7373,502
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Tůna (17), Tuña (6) & Tună (1) are calculated separately.

Tuna (53,956) may also be a first name.

Tuna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tuna surname in Turkish means 'river Danube', which in Hungarian is Duna.

- mtuna

The Tuna surname comes from the Turkish name for the river Danube.

- grenzdebil

Tuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuna (Arabic: التن, Bengali: তুনা, Georgian: ტუნა, Hindi: टुना, Marathi: टुना, Oriya: ଟୁନା, Russian: Туна) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Tůna, Tuña or Tună. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,319th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 119,812 people. The surname Tuna occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Tuna reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 17,320th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 53,956 people.

The surname Tuna is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 47,369 people, or 1 in 1,643. In Turkey Tuna is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Bursa Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Turkey Tuna occurs in 111 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.

Tuna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tuna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tuna last name increased 5,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tuna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tuna surname is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Russia and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Tuna surname are 23.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tuna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 280.32% more than the national average, earning R 903,780 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $20,702,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tůna9217/
Tuña926/
Tună921/
Tunga8925,205/
Tunay898,584/
Tuina896,081/
Tunas893,001/
Tunau892,061/
Touna891,494/
Tauna891,149/
Tunai891,013/
Tunna89984/
Tugna89761/
Tunea89658/
Tunaj89423/
Tuena89286/
Tuuna89198/
Tunaz89130/
Tunaş89129/
Tuyna89123/
Thuna89118/
Tumna89105/
Tunoa8999/
Tunah8991/
Tunaç8990/
Teuna8973/
Tunat8970/
Tuhna897/
Tusna895/
Tunap895/
Tunaa892/
Ttuna891/
Tunaś891/
Tunad891/
Taunay80683/
Tounga80624/
Tunnah80525/
Tuinea80363/
Touina80307/
Taunga80287/
Tahuna80248/
Tounas80221/
Tungay80205/
Tunnat80188/
Tungaa80110/
Tunaya8096/
Tuđina8091/
Tungai8085/
Taunai8077/
Taunoa8074/
Tuinay8073/
Tounna8048/
Tunhai8047/
Tunaia8042/
Tungau8040/
Tusnea8039/
Tunnga8038/
Tougna8027/
Tunait8022/
Teunas8021/
Tounau8021/
Tunaja8019/
Tounai8017/
Tunais8017/
Thunai8016/
Toumna8016/
Thouna8014/
Teugna8012/
Tusnai8012/
Tuynas8010/
Thunna8010/
Thunay809/
Tuinah807/
Taumna806/
Tunhas805/
Tuenah805/
Tunahu804/
Tounay804/
Tusnat804/
Tuneau804/
Tuhyna804/
Taunah803/
Tounah803/
Taunat803/
Taunas802/
Tunhau802/
Tunnau802/
Tunaud802/
Toutna802/
Tunhay802/
Tumnas802/
Tunnas802/
Tunaut802/
Tutnaz801/
Tumnai801/
Tumnea801/
Tunhah801/
Thunau801/
Taunaj801/
Taunau801/
Tohuna801/
Tunaid801/
Tutnas801/
Tounaj801/
Tounat801/
Tounaï801/
Tounea801/
Taunna801/
Tuinai801/
Tuinas801/
Tuisna801/
Tuenaa801/
Tuenay801/
Ttunga801/
Htunat801/
Tuunaa801/
Tungna801/
Thuina801/
Thunad801/
Tunnay800/
Tuneas800/
Tona7520,613/
Tune759,973/
Tuni754,809/
Tuno751,034/
Tuny75915/
Tunj7542/
Tuné751/
Tumėnas73383/
Taunais73237/
Tugnait73212/
Thaunay73167/
Thaunat7367/
Thumnat7353/
Tunoaia7331/
Taunaya7319/
Tunnaja7319/
Tungnai7310/
Taungai738/
Tunjova738/
Tuungaa734/
Tunahat731/
Tunneau731/
Thaunna731/
Taunaia731/
Taumnna731/
Thunyoa731/
Tunaitė731/
Tungaya731/
Teungna731/
Tahauna731/
Tounnoa731/
Tounaah731/
Tounaya731/
Taunaus731/
Tuhiena731/
Tunjowa731/
Teunaut730/
Tounnay730/
Tunio6711,537/
Tonai677,756/
Toune673,693/
Tunje673,581/
Tungo673,389/
Tonna673,360/
Tunis673,251/
Tinah672,439/
Touny672,361/
Tinay672,242/
Thune672,205/
Tunge671,983/
Tiena671,927/
Tunno671,567/
Tungi671,464/
Tunny671,435/
Tunes671,378/
Touni671,319/
Tinai671,186/
Tunni671,126/
Tonea67974/
Taune67870/
Tunez67685/
Teune67661/
Tonay67551/
Tauno67491/
Tuneu67436/
Tuner67435/
Toona67387/
Tauni67386/
Tinau67306/
Tunod67293/
Thuny67228/
Tunyi67206/
Thuné67144/
Touno67139/
Tuniy67128/
Tunér67117/
Tusni67114/
Tuney67108/
Tonaj67104/
Tuniz6793/
Thuni6788/
Tunoi6784/
Tinea6782/
Tünay6778/
Tunyo6772/
Tunoh6771/
Tunoo6765/
Tónai6762/
Tunei6756/
Tumne6754/
Tunne6748/
Tinaa6746/
Tunui6744/
Tugne6740/
Tumğa6740/
Tunip6737/
Tunih6735/
Tónay6731/
Tunos6731/
Tonau6729/
Tunie6725/
Tunee6725/
Tumni6724/
Tunhi6718/
Tunit6717/
Toena6716/
Tunehova6715/
Tuneh6714/
Tougnaud6714/
Tunou6713/
Tuuno6710/
Touné6710/
Tuuni679/
Thuno679/
Tauny679/
Tuine678/
Tunot676/
Tunet676/
Tuñga676/
Tugno675/
Tuyno675/
Tunid675/
Tunoy675/
Ttona674/
Tunyp674/
Tuune674/
Tonoa674/
Tugni673/
Tuned673/
Tuniç673/
Tumha672/
Tonaa672/
Tuiny672/
Teuno672/
Tunhe672/
Tunuy672/
Tunij672/
Tumno672/
Tutne671/
Tutni671/
Tunajová671/
Tunuj671/
Thunnash671/
Tuniš671/
Tuneğ671/
Teunh671/
Teuni671/
Tonța671/
Tugginay671/
Tunii671/
Tumnahad671/
Tuuny671/
Thoungau671/
Tuynh670/
Tuhne670/
Tutno670/
Teuny670/
Tousnaut670/

Tuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuna in the Oriya language
ଟୁନାtuna94.82
ଟୁନାାଇଁtunaa'im2.48
ଟୂନାtuna1.55
ଟୁନtuna0.28
ଟୁଣାtuna0.25
ଝୁନାjhuna0.06
ତୁନାtuna0.05
କୁନାkuna0.03
ଚୁନାcuna0.02
ଟୂଣାtuna0.02
ଟୁନିtuni0.02
ମୁନିmuni0.01
ମୁନାmuna0.01
କୁନୀkuni0.01
ତୁଣାtuna0.01
ଝୁନୁjhunu0.01
ଟୁନାାtunaa0.01
ଟୁନୁtunu0.01
ପୁନାpuna0.01
ଡୁନାduna0.01
ଝୁନିjhuni0.01
ଟୁନୀtuni0.01
Tuna in the Georgian language
ტუნაtuna50
თუნაtuna50
Tuna in the Bengali language
তুনাtuna50
টুনাtuna50
Tuna in the Marathi language
टुनाtuna36.76
तुनाtuna35.29
टूनाtuna23.53
टुणाtuna1.47
तुणाtuna1.47
Tuna in the Hindi language
टुनाtuna29.58
तूनाtuna27.08
टूनाtuna23.33
तुनाtuna17.5
टूणाtuna2.08
टुन्नाtunna0.42
Tuna in the Russian language
Тунаtuna-
Tuna in the Arabic language
التنaltn-

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