Tunc Surname

217,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tunc Surname User-submission:

Tunc (bronze) is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.

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Tunc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7721:104,28212,903
Netherlands2081:81,18813,613
England1571:354,89225,525
Sweden1431:68,8585,211
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
France621:1,071,334116,831
Austria601:141,92419,117
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Norway151:342,81932,589
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

The alternate forms: Tunç (103,301), Tunč (12) & Tünc (9) are calculated separately.

Tunc (316) may also be a first name.

Tunc Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tunc (bronze) is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.

- serjika

Tunc Last Name Facts

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

Tunc is most common in Germany. It may also be found as: Tunç, Tunč or Tünc. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunc? popularity and diffusion

Tunc is the 217,420th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,864,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Tunc reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Tunc is also the 494,051st most widely held forename in the world, held by 316 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 772 people, or 1 in 104,282. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Tunc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tunc last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tunc earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning 376,630 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning $38,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunç92103,301/
Tunč9212/
Tünc929/
Tunci89151/
Tunch89128/
Tuncq8979/
Tungc893/
Tunck892/
Tuntc890/
Tunche803,135/
Tounci80281/
Tuncks8029/
Tounch8012/
Thungc809/
Taunck803/
Taunch803/
Tuinci801/
Thunch801/
Tung75106,914/
Tunk75639/
Tonc75122/
Tunj7542/
Tunz7514/
Tunx751/
Tunq751/
Tuncova7311/
Tuntsch737/
Thung679,471/
Taunk671,073/
Toung67857/
Taung67458/
Tunke67285/
Tuing67126/
Teung6798/
Tungg6774/
Tuink6762/
Tuung6730/
Toncz6717/
Toncs6711/
Htung679/
Tunts676/
Tungk676/
Thunk674/
Tungh674/
Tungs674/
Tounk674/
Tunng674/
T'Ung672/
Tuïnk672/
Tgung672/
Tuntz672/
Tusnk671/
Tusng671/
Tutng671/
Toussinc671/
Tungt671/
Thunz671/
Tauncová671/
Tountche671/
Teunk670/
Tunds670/

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