Tuncel Surname

19,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tuncel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuncel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey27,2701:2,854409
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Northern Cyprus991:3,222501
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Austria641:133,05418,198
Belgium531:216,91827,806
England461:1,211,26256,182
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Tunçel (11) & Tüncel (3) are calculated separately.

Tuncel (1,597) may also be a first name.

Tuncel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuncel has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Tunçel or Tüncel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuncel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,668th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 261,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Tuncel live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 193,422nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 1,597 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 27,270 people, or 1 in 2,854. In Turkey Tuncel is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Tuncel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tuncel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuncel surname increased 2,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tuncel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tuncel are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Tuncel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $59,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunçel9411/
Tüncel943/
Tunchel9239/
Tuncell928/
Tunschel869/
Toncel832,492/
Tuncil831,308/
Tunkel83906/
Tungel83130/
Tunsel8333/
Tunjel832/
Tuncelová803/
Tounsel7784/
Tunkiel7737/
Tunçsel7730/
Toncell7723/
Tunsell775/
Tungkel774/
Tounkel774/
Touncil772/
Tunzeel771/
Tunshel771/
Tundjel771/
Tunquel771/
Taunsel770/
Thunkel770/
Tunnsel770/
Tunkl73174/
Tunsl735/
Tünschel7143/
Tounzell7112/
Tunshell7110/
Tundzhel715/
Tuntsell710/
Tounsell710/
Tonkel67365/
Tunsil67145/
Toncil6783/
Tonzel6760/
Tumkel6733/
Tonsel6722/
Tüngel6716/
Tungil678/
Tunkelová677/
Tunçil671/
Thunshell671/
Tunzil671/

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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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  • 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 Tuncel
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