Tungara Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tungara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tungara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tungara (10) may also be a first name.

Tungara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tungara (Oriya: ତୁାରା) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tungara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tungara is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Tungara is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Tungara live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tungara is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Tungara is most common in: Hela, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tungara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tungara in the Oriya language
ତୁାରାtuara60
ଟୁଂଗାରାtungara20
ଟୁାରାtuara20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tungara
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