Tunam Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tunam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tunam (321) may also be a first name.

Tunam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunam (Hindi: टूनम, Oriya: ତୁନାମ) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Tunam are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 489,856th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 321 people.

The last name Tunam is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 4,383,231. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 89 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent are found and Haryana, where 1 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tungam91572/
Tunaim9143/
Thunam9138/
Tuname9119/
Taunam9113/
Tounam9111/
Tutnam917/
Tumnam915/
Tuunam914/
Tunham912/
Tunnam912/
Tumneam8340/
Tauname8312/
Tuingam837/
Tuyngam836/
Thumnam835/
Thuunam832/
Ttuname832/
Teungam832/
Thunnam831/
Tunasim831/
Tunhamn831/
Tunnaim831/
Tunngam831/
Thounam831/
Tinam801,196/
Tunan80696/
Tonam80411/
Tunom8020/
Thungaim771/
Taunan73756/
Tunang73283/
Tungan73219/
Tinham73114/
Tounan7347/
Tonaim7329/
Tinaim7324/
Tunain7323/
Tonnam7318/
Thinam7317/
Tumnan7313/
Tunane739/
Tungom737/
Ttinam737/
Teunom736/
Tusnan735/
Toonam735/
Tuinan733/
Tienam732/
Tunnan732/
Tonham731/
Tunant731/
Tunhan731/
Tuunan731/
Thunan731/
Toenam731/
Tutnan731/
Tunaan730/
Tuynan730/
Tumham730/
Tunheim67737/
Tunahan67380/
Thonnam67268/
Thumnan67153/
Taungan6782/
Tuungan6773/
Thunhan6742/
Thunnan6729/
Tounhan6712/
Tahunan6711/
Thunain679/
Tunaung677/
Thonham677/
Tonneam676/
Toungan676/
Taunean675/
Tunnang674/
Tonnaim674/
Tuneang674/
Tounoum673/
Tuhnain673/
Toungom672/
Tounant672/
Thienam672/
Thunnom672/
Taunang672/
Teunang672/
Taunomn671/
Tounane671/
Toutnan671/
Tungann671/
Thunayn671/
Taunane671/
Tounome671/
Tounnan671/
Tunaing671/
Teunant670/
Tunnand670/
Tousnan670/
Thumham670/

Tunam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunam in the Oriya language
ତୁନାମtunama50
ଟୁନମtunama50
Tunam in the Hindi language
टूनमtunama20
टूणँtunam20
टुनमtunama20
तूनमtunama20
तुनमtunama20

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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 Tunam
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