Tune Surname
Approximately 9,973 people bear this surname
Tune Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the town,' from residence therein; originally an enclosure, a farmstead, a farm with all its outbuildings. Lowland Scotch toon; v. Skeat's Dict.
Geoffrey de la Tune, Sussex, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameTune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,792 | 1:129,821 | 13,690 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Kenya | 1,403 | 1:32,915 | 3,601 |
| England | 915 | 1:60,894 | 7,193 |
| Indonesia | 635 | 1:208,266 | 19,615 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Australia | 282 | 1:95,729 | 10,881 |
| Kiribati | 257 | 1:441 | 112 |
| Nigeria | 240 | 1:738,095 | 33,631 |
| Cambodia | 234 | 1:66,184 | 2,043 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 124 | 1:65,756 | 8,577 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| Norway | 53 | 1:97,024 | 13,264 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 376 | 1:64,828 | 7,451 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 498 | 1:100,841 | 10,216 |
The alternate forms: Tüne (336) & Tuné (1) are calculated separately.
Tune (3,713) may also be a first name.
Tune Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the town,' from residence therein; originally an enclosure, a farmstead, a farm with all its outbuildings. Lowland Scotch toon; v. Skeat's Dict.
Geoffrey de la Tune, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Tune, Norfolk, ibid.
Ralph de la Tune. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Thomas atte Toune, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1603. Thurstan Toone, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1703. Married — William Green and Ann Towne: St. George, Hanover Square.
1801. — Thomas Mockett and Anna Town: ibid.
Anglo-Saxon tun., an enclosure, homestead. At-Town would become Towner. In Cornwall a farm-yard is still called a "town-place." Your ancient Towner was not, therefore, what his name sounds to modern ears, but a thorough rustic.
Has no reference to musical accomplishments. It is the Anglo-Saxon tun, an inclosure. See Ton.
Probably the same as Toon, i. q. Town; from Anglo-Saxon tún, an enclosure; or from túna, a townman. Tune and Tone are both found in the United States.
Tune Demographics
Average Tune Salary in
United States
$40,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tune (Bengali: তুনে, Hindi: टूने, Marathi: तुणे, Oriya: ଟୁେନ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Tüne or Tuné. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tune? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tune is the 51,399th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 730,728 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Tune live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tune is also the 115,628th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,713 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,792 people, or 1 in 129,821. In The United States Tune is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Tune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tune last name increased 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tune Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (84%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tune surname are 8.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Tune earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.71% less than the national average, earning 267,501 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,310 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning R 212,040 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $56,144 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tune in the Bengali language | ||
| তুনে | tune | - |
| Tune in the Hindi language | ||
| टूने | tune | 57.14 |
| तूने | tune | 28.57 |
| टुणॅ | tune | 14.29 |
| Tune in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁେନ | tuena | 52.94 |
| ତୁେନ | tuena | 23.53 |
| ଟୁନି | tuni | 11.76 |
| ଟୁେଣ | tuena | 5.88 |
| ତୁନି | tuni | 5.88 |
| Tune in the Marathi language | ||
| तुणे | tune | 50 |
| टुणे | tune | 50 |
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Tune Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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