Tunheim Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tunheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4071:12,6351,440
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Tunheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunheim is found most in Norway. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tunheim.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 458,583rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Tunheim are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Tunheim is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 12,635. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 64 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live and Northern Norway, where 7 percent live. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 16 percent live.

Tunheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tunheim last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tunheim earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.64% more than the national average, earning 438,267 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thunheim9353/
Tunhem921/
Tonheim86308/
Tumheim861/
Tunim83300/
Tunem83111/
Tonnheim801/
Tusnim77903/
Thunem77293/
Tunnim7758/
Tumnim7744/
Tunaim7743/
Tonhim7712/
Tuniam774/
Tunein773/
Tuneme772/
Tunham772/
Tunyem771/
Tunjim771/
Tungem771/
Tunnem771/
Tuniem771/
Tumnem771/
Tumneam7140/
Tusneem7122/
Thumnem7115/
Tumniam718/
Tunheng716/
Thungim713/
Touniem711/
Tunaiam711/
Tungiam711/
Teuneme711/
Tunnaim711/
Tunhamn711/
Tunasim711/
Tounyem711/
Thonhem711/
Tuneham710/
Tonim67776/
Tinem67232/
Tunam67207/
Tonem67176/
Tünem67143/
Tinim6781/
Tunniyom6730/
Thumniam674/
Thumniem673/
Tumniyom673/
Tusniyom671/
Tougnime671/
Thungaim671/
Thonhaim671/

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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 Tunheim
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