Tunjar Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Tunjar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3461:91,8626,093
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Spain71:6,678,86292,666

The alternate forms: Túnjar (2) are calculated separately.

Tunjar (13) may also be a first name.

Tunjar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunjar occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Túnjar. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunjar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tunjar is the 778,856th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname Tunjar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Tunjar reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Andean South America. Tunjar is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 91,862. In Peru Tunjar is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 36 percent reside, Loreto Region, where 23 percent reside and Amazonas Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Peru this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Tunjar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tunjar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 24.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,666 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Túnjar942/
Tunjard925/
Tunjare925/
Thunjar921/
Tuncar832,789/
Tinjar8373/
Tunyar8326/
Tumjar835/
Tuniar833/
Tunsar832/
Tonjar831/
Tunear831/
Tunsare775/
Thunyar773/
Tundzhar711/
Thounsar711/
Tunchard710/
Tonzar67916/
Tonjor6733/
Tuncor676/
Tunior672/
Tumsar672/
Toundjour671/
Tonsar671/
Tunyor671/
Tiniar671/
Tumzar671/
Toniar671/
Tonyar671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tunjar
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