Tunay Surname
Approximately 8,584 people bear this surname
Tunay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,205 | 1:18,507 | 2,224 |
| Philippines | 1,322 | 1:76,580 | 13,242 |
| Guatemala | 1,232 | 1:13,054 | 1,279 |
| Ecuador | 829 | 1:19,187 | 2,747 |
| Colombia | 512 | 1:93,309 | 3,483 |
| Indonesia | 194 | 1:681,697 | 53,131 |
| Panama | 103 | 1:37,983 | 2,040 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Tünay (78) are calculated separately.
Tunay (8,223) may also be a first name.
Tunay Demographics
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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
Tunay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tunay in the Russian language | ||
| Тунай | tunaj | - |
| Tunay in the Arabic language | ||
| توناي | twnay | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tunay
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