Tunay Surname

58,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Tunay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,2051:18,5072,224
Philippines1,3221:76,58013,242
Guatemala1,2321:13,0541,279
Ecuador8291:19,1872,747
Colombia5121:93,3093,483
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
Panama1031:37,9832,040
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
England281:1,989,93178,001
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Tünay (78) are calculated separately.

Tunay (8,223) may also be a first name.

Tunay Last Name Facts

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

Tunay (Arabic: توناي, Russian: Тунай) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Tünay. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tunay is the 58,815th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 848,969 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Tunay live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tunay is also the 69,798th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 8,223 people.

The surname Tunay is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,205 people, or 1 in 18,507. In Turkey Tunay is primarily concentrated in: Malatya Province, where 17 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Guatemala, where 14 percent reside.

Tunay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tunay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tunay surname rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Buddhist (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tunay surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tunay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 65.97% less than the national average, earning $7,726,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,409 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tünay9378/
Taunay91683/
Tungay91205/
Tunaya9196/
Tuinay9173/
Tunayi9149/
Thunay919/
Tunayo918/
Tounay914/
Tunaye913/
Tunhay912/
Tuenay911/
Tunnay910/
Tuna8960,825/
Tuny89915/
Thaunay83167/
Taunaya8319/
Tungayo839/
Tunayah836/
Tunhayi832/
Tunayuz831/
Tungaya831/
Tounaya831/
Tounaye831/
Tounnay830/
Tunga8025,205/
Tuina806,081/
Tunas803,001/
Touny802,361/
Tinay802,242/
Tunau802,061/
Touna801,494/
Tunny801,435/
Tauna801,149/
Tunai801,013/
Tunna80984/
Tugna80761/
Tunea80658/
Tonay80551/
Tunaj80423/
Tuena80286/
Thuny80228/
Tunyi80206/
Tuuna80198/
Tunaz80130/
Tunaş80129/
Tuniy80128/
Tuyna80123/
Thuna80118/
Tuney80108/
Tumna80105/
Tunoa8099/
Tunah8091/
Tunaç8090/
Teuna8073/
Tunyo8072/
Tunat8070/
Tónay8031/
Tunae809/
Tauny809/
Tuhna807/
Tusna805/
Tunap805/
Tunye805/
Tunoy805/
Tunyp804/
Tunaa802/
Tuiny802/
Tunuy802/
Ttuna801/
Tunaś801/
Tunad801/
Tuuny801/
Teuny800/
Taungayi7712/
Tuinayau7712/
Tugnayat778/
Thungaye774/
Tounayou771/
Tuinayas771/
Tugginay771/
Tunney734,256/
Tinaya73917/
Tounga73624/
Tunnah73525/
Tuinea73363/
Touina73307/
Taunga73287/
Tahuna73248/
Tounas73221/
Tunnat73188/
Tuniya73176/
Thouny73160/
Tuniyo73152/
Tuneya73150/
Tinayo73131/
Thuney73118/
Tungaa73110/
Tonhay7399/
Touney7398/
Tuđina7391/
Tumney7385/
Tungai7385/
Thuniy7381/
Tinhay7380/
Taunai7377/
Taunoa7374/
Tounna7348/
Tunhai7347/
Tungoy7345/
Tunaia7342/
Tungau7340/
Tusnea7339/
Tunnga7338/
Tinayu7334/
Tonaya7327/
Tougna7327/
Tinaye7326/
Tunait7322/
Teunas7321/
Tusnoy7321/
Tounau7321/
Tunaja7319/
Tounai7317/
Tunais7317/
Tuneja7316/
Thunai7316/
Toumna7316/
Tonnay7315/
Thouna7314/
Teugna7312/
Tusnai7312/
Tuynas7310/
Thunna7310/
Tinayi739/
Tinahy739/
Tuinah737/
Tunhuy737/
Taumna736/
Tunhas735/
Tuenah735/
Thinay735/
Tunaji734/
Tunahu734/
Tusnat734/
Thunyo734/
Tuhyna734/
Tunych734/
Taunah733/
Tounah733/
Taunat733/
Tonaye733/
Taunas732/
Tunhau732/
Tunnau732/
Tunaud732/
Tunuyi732/
Tuenyi732/
Tonahy732/
Toutna732/
Tumnas732/
Tunnas732/
Taunny732/
Tunaut732/
Tunuja731/
Tunija731/
Tutnaz731/
Tonayo731/
Tonayy731/
Tumnai731/
Tumnea731/
Tuneia731/
Tungae731/
Tunhah731/
Thuiny731/
Thunau731/
Thunny731/
Thuuny731/
Taunaj731/
Tauney731/
Tusney731/
Tunaiu731/
Taunau731/
Tohuna731/
Tunaid731/
Tunawe731/
Tunnuy731/
Tunuya731/
Tunyio731/
Tutnas731/
Tounaj731/
Tounat731/
Tounaï731/
Tounea731/
Taunna731/
Tuinai731/
Tuinas731/
Tuisna731/
Tuenaa731/
Ttunga731/
Htunat731/
Tuunaa731/
Tungna731/
Tuneyo731/
Tunnyi731/
Tunouy731/
Thuina731/
Thunad731/
Tuiney730/
Tunnoy730/
Toonay730/
Tuniey730/
Teuney730/
Tutney730/
Tueney730/
Tuneas730/
Tony6758,710/
Tona6720,613/
Tune679,973/
Tuni674,809/
Tumėnas67383/
Teunaia67257/
Taunais67237/
Tugnait67212/
Tuniyah6779/
Thaunat6767/
Tausney6763/
Thumnat6753/
Tunj6742/
Tunoaia6731/
Thuniya6728/
Thinayu6728/
Tunnaja6719/
Tůna6717/
Tungiya6711/
Tungnai6710/
Taungai678/
Tunjova678/
Thinaya677/
Tunuoye676/
Tuña676/
Tunijah675/
Tuungaa674/
Tunguja673/
Tungaji672/
Taunytė672/
Tutnych672/
Tonhayi671/
Tunahat671/
Tunniyo671/
Tunouya671/
Thaunna671/
Thunaji671/
Tinhayi671/
Taunaia671/
Taungea671/
Taumnna671/
Tuné671/
Thunyoa671/
Tunaitė671/
Tungeyi671/
Tungoye671/
Tună671/
Teungna671/
Tahauna671/
Tounnoa671/
Tounoya671/
Tounaah671/
Tounawe671/
Taunaus671/
Thonayu671/
Thounyo671/
Tuhiena671/
Tuinawe671/
Thuniyo671/
Tunoiyo671/
Tunjowa671/
Tunnoja671/
Thunhuy671/
Taugney670/
Toumney670/
Tounney670/
Thumney670/
Teunaut670/
Tougney670/
Tousney670/

Tunay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunay in the Russian language
Тунайtunaj-
Tunay in the Arabic language
تونايtwnay-

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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 Tunay
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