Tunkara Surname

84,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Tunkara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunkara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia4,4111:43690
Spain7921:59,0305,388
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
France861:772,35794,336
England471:1,185,49155,443
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Tunkara (26) may also be a first name.

Tunkara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunkara (Russian: Тункара) occurs in The Gambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tunkara.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunkara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tunkara is the 84,281st most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,270,936 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tunkara are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Tunkara is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 26 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Gambia, where it is borne by 4,411 people, or 1 in 436. Excluding The Gambia this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Tunkara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tunkara are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered with the political party.

Tunkara earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.51% less than the national average, earning $27,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tunkara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunkara in the Russian language
Тункараtunkara-

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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
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