Tunj Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Tunj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tunj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunj (Arabic: طنج, Hindi: तुनज) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Tunj live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Tunj is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,132,848. In Iran it is most frequent in: Mazandaran Province, where 56 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 22 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Tunj is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 5 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunje893,581/
Tunaj89423/
Tunij892/
Tunuj891/
Tunaja8019/
Tunsjø809/
Tunije802/
Taunaj801/
Tounaj801/
Tuna7560,825/
Tune759,973/
Tuni754,809/
Tunc751,886/
Tuny75915/
Tinj7541/
Tonj755/
Tuné751/
Tună751/
Tunnaja7319/
Tunjova738/
Tunnsjø731/
Tunjowa731/
Tunio6711,537/
Tunay678,584/
Tuina676,081/
Toune673,693/
Tunis673,251/
Touny672,361/
Thune672,205/
Tunge671,983/
Touna671,494/
Tungi671,464/
Tunny671,435/
Tunes671,378/
Touni671,319/
Tauna671,149/
Tunni671,126/
Tunai671,013/
Tunna67984/
Taune67870/
Tunez67685/
Teune67661/
Tunea67658/
Tuneu67436/
Tuner67435/
Tauni67386/
Thuny67228/
Tunyi67206/
Thuné67144/
Tunch67128/
Tuniy67128/
Tuyna67123/
Tunér67117/
Tusni67114/
Tuney67108/
Tonaj67104/
Tuene67100/
Tunoa6799/
Tuniz6793/
Thuni6788/
Tunoi6784/
Teuna6773/
Tunyo6772/
Tunei6756/
Tumne6754/
Tunne6748/
Tunui6744/
Tugne6740/
Tunip6737/
Tunih6735/
Tonej6733/
Tuung6730/
Tunie6725/
Tunee6725/
Tumni6724/
Tunhi6718/
Tunit6717/
Tuneh6714/
Touné6710/
Tuuni679/
Tauny679/
Tuine678/
Tunet676/
Tunid675/
Tunoy675/
Tunyp674/
Tuune674/
Tugni673/
Tuned673/
Tonij673/
Tuniç673/
Thumj673/
Tinuj673/
Tunaa672/
Tuiny672/
Tunhe672/
Tunuy672/
Tienj672/
Tutne671/
Tutni671/
Tunajová671/
Ttuna671/
Tuniš671/
Tuneğ671/
Teunh671/
Teuni671/
Tounoijs671/
Tunii671/
Tuuny671/
Tuynh670/
Tuhne670/
Tuntc670/
Teuny670/

Tunj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunj in the Hindi language
तुनजtunaja-
Tunj in the Arabic language
طنجtnj-

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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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  • 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 Tunj
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