Tunan Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tunan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5591:181,10629,140
India401:19,176,635286,670
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Tuñan (1) are calculated separately.

Tunan (345) may also be a first name.

Tunan Last Name Facts

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

Tunan (Bengali: টুটন, Hindi: टुनन) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Tuñan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tunan is the 479,498th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Tunan reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 469,697th most widely held first name globally, borne by 345 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 181,106. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Soccsksargen, where 70 percent are found, Davao Region, where 23 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Tunan occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuñan931/
Taunan91756/
Tunang91283/
Tungan91219/
Tounan9147/
Tunain9123/
Tuenan9114/
Tumnan9113/
Tunane919/
Tusnan915/
Tuinan913/
Tunnan912/
Tutnan911/
Tunant911/
Thunan911/
Tunhan911/
Tuunan911/
Tunaan910/
Tuynan910/
Tunahan83380/
Thumnan83153/
Taungan8382/
Tuungan8373/
Thunhan8342/
Thunnan8329/
Tounhan8312/
Tahunan8311/
Thunain839/
Tunaung837/
Toungan836/
Taunean835/
Tuneang834/
Tunnang834/
Tuhnain833/
Tounant832/
Teunang832/
Taunang832/
Tunaing831/
Tunhamn831/
Tounnan831/
Taunane831/
Thunayn831/
Tungann831/
Toutnan831/
Tounane831/
Thuenan831/
Teunant830/
Tunnand830/
Tousnan830/
Tonan801,102/
Tunon80596/
Tinan80454/
Tunam80207/
Tunón806/
Tunanova7728/
Thuenhan7712/
Tougnang7710/
Tounaung775/
Tunnaing771/
Toumnang771/
Thounang771/
Thunngan771/
Thumnean771/
Tousnant770/
Tungon73353/
Thinan73298/
Tunong73296/
Tinaan73251/
Tinhan73188/
Tounon73137/
Tienan7388/
Ttinan7367/
Teunon7348/
Tugnon7345/
Tunaim7343/
Taunam7313/
Tounam7311/
Tuinon739/
Toonan737/
Tutnam737/
Tonnan736/
Tonain736/
Tumnam735/
Tonean734/
Tuunam734/
Tunein733/
Tunnon732/
Tunnam732/
Tunham732/
Tunone732/
Tumnon732/
Tonayn731/
Tihnan731/
Tuneun731/
Tunhon731/
Thunon731/
Taunon731/
Tinean730/
Taunasing711/
Tousgnant711/
Tunhaseng711/
Tougnon6792/
Tumneam6740/
Tumhane6714/
Thinaan6714/
Tungoin6712/
Thonhan679/
Tumnong678/
Thumnam675/
Thinhan674/
Tihnain673/
Tihnean672/
Thuunam672/
Tounone672/
Thunnom672/
Toenean671/
Tunasim671/
Tienann671/
Tienhan671/
Toenahn671/
Taunomn671/
Tunnaim671/
Teugnon671/
Thuinon671/
Tinahan671/
Thunoon671/
Toonnan671/
Tungoon671/
Tunhong671/
Thunnam671/
Thumhan671/
Thounam671/
Tausnon671/
Tounond670/
Tumhann670/

Tunan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunan in the Hindi language
टुननtunana87.5
टूननtunana12.5
Tunan in the Bengali language
টুটনtutana50
তুননtunana50

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