Tunk Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Tunk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1681:4,565,865118,158
Poland1421:267,66733,058
Germany1311:614,54548,972
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England261:2,143,00282,017
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Tünk (474) are calculated separately.

Tunk (54) may also be a first name.

Tunk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunk (Hindi: टंक, Russian: Тунк) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Tünk. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tunk is the 511,519th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Tunk reside; 26 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name globally, held by 54 people.

Tunk is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 4,565,865. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 67 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Jharkhand, where 3 percent live. Outside of India Tunk is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 21 percent live.

Tunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tunk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tunk last name rose 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tunk are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Tunk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $41,108 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tünk92474/
Taunk891,073/
Tunke89285/
Tuink8962/
Tungk896/
Thunk894/
Tounk894/
Tuïnk892/
Tunck892/
Tusnk891/
Teunk890/
Tungke80187/
Tuncks8029/
Tuynek8015/
Taunke808/
Tounke808/
Taunck803/
Thunke803/
Thounk803/
Tung75106,914/
Tonk752,031/
Tunc751,886/
Tunx751/
Tunq751/
Teusink73354/
Taungke73208/
Tunková73161/
Tunkova7336/
Toungke7314/
Tusenke731/
Tungkgp731/
Thung679,471/
Toung67857/
Taung67458/
Toonk67159/
Tuing67126/
Teussink67125/
Teung6798/
Tuncq6779/
Tungg6774/
Tuung6730/
Theusink6725/
Tonkh6714/
Htung679/
Toenk675/
Tunng674/
Tungs674/
Tungh674/
Tungc673/
Tongk672/
T'Ung672/
Tgung672/
Tusng671/
Tutng671/
Tungt671/
Tonnk671/

Tunk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunk in the Hindi language
टंकtanka-
Tunk in the Russian language
Тункtunk-

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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 Tunk
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