Tunik Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Tunik Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From a town near Minsk.

Tunik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0781:133,69515,704
Indonesia2331:567,59345,468
Belarus2141:44,3977,594
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Transnistria471:10,1002,028
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Israel211:407,50632,346
India211:36,526,923420,161
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Moldova61:593,56136,655
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Tünik (3), Tūnik (1) & Tuñik (1) are calculated separately.

Tunik (4,469) may also be a first name.

Tunik Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From a town near Minsk.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Tunik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunik (Georgian: ტუნიკ, Oriya: ତୁଣିକ, Russian: Туник) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Tünik, Tūnik or Tuñik. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 214,545th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Tunik live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Tunik is also the 103,004th most widely held first name globally, borne by 4,469 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 1,078 people, or 1 in 133,695. In Russia Tunik is most numerous in: Saratov Oblast, where 10 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Belarus, where 11 percent live.

Tunik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tunik surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Tunik are 15.88% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.65% registered to vote for the political party.

Tunik earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning $56,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tünik933/
Tūnik931/
Tuñik931/
Tunick91668/
Tunnik9163/
Tounik915/
Taunik914/
Tuniks913/
Tunike913/
Tusnik912/
Tungik911/
Tunaik911/
Tuinike8334/
Tutnick8313/
Thunike831/
Tusnick830/
Tunnick830/
Tunyk802,031/
Tinik80618/
Tonik80391/
Tunic80114/
Tunek8081/
Tuniq8031/
Tunig803/
Tunix802/
Tunikova77304/
Theunick7751/
Thunicke771/
Thunig73600/
Tuneke7340/
Tunnyk7337/
Tinaik7328/
Tuynek7315/
Tunyck7314/
Tutnyk737/
Tonnik736/
Taunek735/
Tounek734/
Tunyok734/
Tungek732/
Tusnyk732/
Tüngik731/
Tunijc731/
Toonik731/
Teunikova71177/
Tunnikova7188/
Tunkova6736/
Thuneke678/
Thoneik672/
Teuneke672/
Tunique671/
Thonaik671/
Tounekh671/

Tunik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunik in the Georgian language
ტუნიკtunik-
Tunik in the Oriya language
ତୁଣିକtunika63.64
ଢୁଣିକdhunika27.27
ଟୁନିକାଇଁtunika'im9.09
Tunik in the Russian language
Туникtunik-

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