Tunje Surname
Approximately 3,581 people bear this surname
Tunje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,530 | 1:13,082 | 1,621 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tunje (614) may also be a first name.
Tunje Demographics
Tunje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tunje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tunje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tunje (Marathi: तुंजे) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tunje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 126,811th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,035,059 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tunje reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 337,097th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 614 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,530 people, or 1 in 13,082. In Kenya Tunje is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 79 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 17 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 3 percent reside. Beside Kenya Tunje is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Tunje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tunje surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tunje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tunje in the Marathi language | ||
| तुंजे | tunje | - |
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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 Tunje
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