Tungay Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Tungay Surname Definition:
From dun-ke, the hill enclosed by a hedge or fence; or dun-kea, the hedge enclosure. Tungay may be the same name.
Tungay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 135 | 1:749,913 | 74,028 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Tungay (29) may also be a first name.
Tungay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From dun-ke, the hill enclosed by a hedge or fence; or dun-kea, the hedge enclosure. Tungay may be the same name.
Tungay Demographics
Average Tungay Salary in
South Africa
R 81,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tungay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tungay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tungay is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tungay.
How Common Is The Last Name Tungay? popularity and diffusion
Tungay is the 1,163,787th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. Tungay occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Tungay live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tungay is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname Tungay is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 749,913. In The Philippines Tungay is most common in: Ilocos, where 45 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 22 percent reside and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Tungay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tungay has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tungay surname contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tungay Last Name Statistics demography
Tungay earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.61% less than the national average, earning R 81,732 per year.
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Footnotes
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