Tunja Surname

333,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Tunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4881:97,8983,583
Ecuador4401:36,1504,067
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Bosnia and Herzegovina201:176,82010,618
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Tunja (248) may also be a first name.

Tunja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunja (Arabic: الطنجي, Hindi: तुनजा, Marathi: टुंजा, Oriya: ଟୁଜ୍) has its highest incidence in Colombia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tunja.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 333,705th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,583,149 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Tunja are found; 84 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 566,287th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 248 people.

The last name Tunja is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 97,898. In Colombia Tunja is mostly concentrated in: Cauca Department, where 42 percent live, Huila Department, where 21 percent live and Nariño Department, where 17 percent live. Besides Colombia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Tunja Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tunja earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning R 300,552 per year and in Colombia they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning $17,509,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tundja91124/
Tunjai91110/
Tunjas9118/
Taunja9112/
Tunjia915/
Tunjah913/
Tunija911/
Tounja911/
Tunjad911/
Tunjaas83262/
Tunjiah8378/
Thunjai8327/
Toundja8310/
Tunjaya834/
Tuinjai834/
Tuenjai834/
Tounjau832/
Tunca8017,421/
Tunje803,581/
Tunji802,431/
Tunia802,022/
Tunza801,629/
Tunha80949/
Tunjo80941/
Tunya80879/
Tugna80761/
Tunea80658/
Tinja80466/
Tonja80257/
Tunsa8047/
Tunxa801/
Tunyj801/
Toundjay771/
Thuenjai771/
Tuncay7321,638/
Tunjić731,591/
Tuinea73363/
Tounia73346/
Thunya73208/
Tinjaa73194/
Tuniah73168/
Tungia73149/
Tonjau73137/
Tinjah7358/
Tunjoy7357/
Tunzia7354/
Tunsai7354/
Tunhai7347/
Tunsia7343/
Tounya7341/
Tuniat7328/
Taunya7328/
Tougna7327/
Tunçağ7327/
Thunza7320/
Tumjai7319/
Tinjau7317/
Tunjio7315/
Tunjee7315/
Tonjai7313/
Teugna7312/
Tunjot7312/
Tinija7310/
Tunyah739/
Taunia738/
Tusnia738/
Tunias737/
Tunsap736/
Thunia735/
Tuniji734/
Tunzat734/
Tumnia734/
Tounza734/
Tuunga734/
Tounji734/
Tunjeh734/
Tunjit734/
Tonjya732/
Tunjou732/
Tunhau732/
Tunije732/
Tunsha732/
Tounsa732/
Teunya732/
Tunhay732/
Tunijo732/
Tunsay732/
Taunsa732/
Thunjo732/
Tounjo731/
Tonjia731/
Tunhah731/
Tunnia731/
Tinjay731/
Tunçay731/
Tunjič731/
Tumnjo731/
Tunjoh731/
Tunjoo731/
Tunyaa731/
Tunzha731/
Tounea731/
Thunji731/
Tuniaz731/
Tunzay731/
Tinjai731/
Thinja731/
Tungna731/
Tunjid731/
Tuncağ731/
Tumjah731/
Thunsa731/
Tuenia730/
Tonjay730/
Tugnait67212/
Tunchai67132/
Toonjai67132/
Tougnia67122/
Tuineau67104/
Thunsap6781/
Tunaiya6760/
Tauniua6732/
Tutnjić6731/
Tounsia6724/
Tundzha6718/
Thumjai6713/
Tunehay6711/
Tunsaha6711/
Thunsat6711/
Tungnai6710/
Tunaiji679/
Tounsai678/
Tunchay677/
Tuiniua676/
Tuña676/
Thunkha676/
Tounias675/
Tusinza674/
Tunnsia674/
Tuinsap673/
Teugnia672/
Tounzea672/
Tounssa672/
Tounjer672/
Tungnia672/
Tumnjoh672/
Thunjit672/
Tunkhai671/
Tienjai671/
Taungea671/
Tunaiye671/
Thunyoa671/
Tunncay671/
Tusensa671/
Teungna671/
Taungia671/
Taunjoh671/
Thuenjo671/
Hthunya671/
Thounza671/
Tuinsah671/
Tunçcağ671/
Thunjos671/
Thumjah671/
Thinjai671/

Tunja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunja in the Hindi language
तुनजाtunaja-
Tunja in the Oriya language
ଟୁଜ୍tuj-
Tunja in the Marathi language
टुंजाtunja-
Tunja in the Arabic language
الطنجيaltnjy-

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