Tunis Surname

137,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Tunis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4051:257,97824,387
Haiti6141:17,4001,537
Indonesia3801:348,02430,135
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Liberia1421:31,0462,951
France931:714,22389,679
Canada551:669,92054,285
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Finland151:366,44725,366
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:138,72613,107

The alternate forms: Tuniš (1) & Tùnis (1) are calculated separately.

Tunis (1,130) may also be a first name.

Tunis Last Name Facts

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

Tunis (Marathi: तुिनस, Russian: Тунис) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tuniš or Tùnis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,766th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,241,632 people. Tunis is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Tunis reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 236,919th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,130 people.

The surname Tunis is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,405 people, or 1 in 257,978. In The United States Tunis is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 12 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Tunis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tunis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tunis last name are 13.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tunis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $57,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuniš931/
Tùnis931/
Teunis911,205/
Tounis9191/
Thunis9145/
Tunnis9122/
Tunais9117/
Taunis9111/
Tunise919/
Tungis916/
Tuniss914/
Tunish913/
Tuneis912/
Tunois912/
Tuenis911/
Tuinis911/
Tunies910/
Tuni894,809/
Theunis833,943/
Taunais83237/
Tunisse8347/
Tounios8339/
Tunisch8326/
Tunnish836/
Teunisz836/
Tungish834/
Tounnis831/
Thunish831/
Tunnies831/
Tounois831/
Tounies830/
Tunio8011,537/
Tungi801,464/
Tunes801,378/
Touni801,319/
Tunni801,126/
Tunai801,013/
Tonis80854/
Tinis80475/
Tauni80386/
Tunyi80206/
Tuniy80128/
Tusni80114/
Tunic80114/
Tuniz8093/
Thuni8088/
Tunoi8084/
Tunys8056/
Tunei8056/
Tunui8044/
Tunip8037/
Tunih8035/
Tunie8025/
Tumni8024/
Tunhi8018/
Tunit8017/
Tuuni809/
Tunič807/
Tunid805/
Tugni803/
Tuniç803/
Tunix802/
Tunij802/
Tutni801/
Teuni801/
Tunii801/
Teunisse77758/
Theunisz77308/
Tunisova775/
Tunnisch773/
Theunise773/
Thungais771/
Thunisch771/
Theunnis771/
Tounoijs771/
Thungnis771/
Toujni73682/
Tinois73482/
Thunes73354/
Tonies73252/
Tonnis73234/
Tuinei73217/
Tunice73176/
Touhni73170/
Taunes73147/
Tunnio73111/
Tumnoi73100/
Tungai7385/
Thungi7382/
Thuniy7381/
Taunai7377/
Tuinoi7367/
Tunich7357/
Tunhai7347/
Tunaia7342/
Tunets7340/
Tunnie7340/
Tounes7333/
Toneis7332/
Tuingi7328/
Tonish7322/
Tunait7322/
Tounni7321/
Thunni7321/
Taunys7319/
Tounai7317/
Thunai7316/
Toenis7315/
Taunoi7315/
Tuneid7313/
Tusnai7312/
Toumni7311/
Tahuni7310/
Tunhui7310/
Tuneus739/
Tunnes737/
Tonais737/
Tinish737/
Tienis734/
Ttouni734/
Tounei734/
Taunni733/
Teunes733/
Taunio733/
Tougni732/
Tonihs732/
Tunije732/
Tugnes732/
Taungi732/
Tounio732/
Tuinui732/
Tunyos732/
Thauni731/
Tumnai731/
Tunest731/
Teunys731/
Tinies731/
Thinis731/
Tunnit731/
Tounés731/
Tujjni731/
Taunei731/
Tounie731/
Tunaid731/
Tunese731/
Tuness731/
Tunijc731/
Tuunio731/
Teugni731/
Tounid731/
Tounit731/
Toungi731/
Tinéis731/
Tuinai731/
Tuinni731/
Tuines731/
Tousni731/
Thunie731/
Tungoi731/
Tunnoi731/
Tunnyi731/
Tuynoi731/
Thunhi730/
Taunie730/
Tuniey730/
Tunges730/
Tusnei730/
Tumnes730/
Tuneas730/
Theunisse71530/
Tuna6760,825/
Tune679,973/
Tuny67915/
Tonnies67366/
Tugnait67212/
Toennis67187/
Tounieh67148/
Thunich67120/
Tüni6744/
Tunj6742/
Tunoaia6731/
Túni6728/
Tuniche6721/
Thonies6719/
Tonisch6716/
Tunesse6715/
Tungnai6710/
Theunes679/
Taungai678/
Thunnoi678/
Touness676/
Tóni675/
Thunhui674/
Thonnis672/
Tungnoi672/
Tinisch671/
Taunaia671/
Taunnie671/
Tausnes671/
Tuné671/
Tunaitė671/
Tungeyi671/
Tună671/
Tuñi671/
Tünisse671/
Thahuni671/
Tounich671/
Tougnes671/
Theuniz671/
Thunieh671/
Theunie671/
Thumnoi671/
Tounnie670/
Tuiness670/
Tounges670/
Toeniss670/
Thounes670/
Tutness670/
Tonneis670/

Tunis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunis in the Marathi language
तुिनसtuinasa50
टुनेसtunesa25
टुिनसtuinasa25
Tunis in the Russian language
Тунисtunis-

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Footnotes

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