Tunby Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Tunby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Norway551:93,49612,846
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tunby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. Tunby occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Tunby reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Montana, where 27 percent are found, Minnesota, where 26 percent are found and California, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 44 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Tunby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tunby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tunby last name rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tunby surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tunby earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning 360,830 kr per year and in United States they earn 36.34% more than the national average, earning $58,830 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunbay916/
Thunby915/
Tunbey911/
Tounby910/
Thounby830/
Tounbey830/
Tunba80355/
Tunbi8097/
Tonby8045/
Tunbe805/
Tumby803/
Tunvy800/
Tumbay732,067/
Tumbey73282/
Tunmbi7344/
Tonnby7325/
Tunbes7325/
Tumboy7321/
Tounba738/
Tunbiş736/
Tunbai734/
Tounbi733/
Thumby733/
Tunbee733/
Toumby732/
Tunber732/
Taumby732/
Taunba731/
Tounbe731/
Tonbey731/
Tunuay731/
Tumnbi731/
Tunmba731/
Tunhba731/
Teunba731/
Tumbuy731/
Tuimby730/
Thonby730/
Tumbaya6720/
Toumbay674/
Tunmboa672/
Tummbey672/
Thoumby671/
Taunber671/
Toumboy671/
Toumbey671/
Thunber671/
Thunbee671/
Tumbych671/
Tounuay670/

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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 Tunby
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