Tunel Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Albania

Tunel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Tünel (1,092) & Túnel (5) are calculated separately.

Tunel (47) may also be a first name.

Tunel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunel (Marathi: तुनेल, Russian: Тунель) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Tünel or Túnel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tunel is the 2,530,696th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Tunel is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Tunel reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 21 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tunel is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 47 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 8,436,519. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 75 percent live, Bicol, where 17 percent live and Central Visayas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Tunel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tunel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tunel last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tünel931,092/
Túnel935/
Tunell91650/
Tunnel91154/
Tuneld9162/
Tunael9130/
Taunel9119/
Tuniel914/
Tuenel910/
Tuneel910/
Tunl891/
Tunnell835,010/
Thunell831,071/
Tunnuel831/
Tuenell831/
Tousnel831/
Tusnell831/
Thunnel831/
Taunell830/
Tugnell830/
Tumnell830/
Tunnelt830/
Tunniel830/
Tonel802,437/
Tinel801,787/
Tunil8030/
Thunl808/
Taunl802/
Thunnell7714/
Thaunell771/
Taunnell770/
Tunnelll770/
Tonnel73620/
Thinel73159/
Tungli73144/
Tinell7373/
Tonell7353/
Tunlep7335/
Tinoel7319/
Toniel7316/
Thünel7314/
Tungil738/
Tinael737/
Toneel735/
Tihnel733/
Tiniel733/
Tunleh732/
Tuniol731/
Thűnel731/
Tuenil731/
Thonel731/
Tonnell6761/
Tonneel672/
Thounil671/
Tutnill671/
Tonniel671/
Thinoel671/
Tuml671/
Tonl671/
Tunnill670/
Tunlech670/

Tunel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunel in the Marathi language
तुनेलtunela-
Tunel in the Russian language
Тунельtunel-

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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 Tunel
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