Tunkel Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Tunkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Germany2131:377,96035,636
Poland751:506,78349,442
Hungary721:136,33712,556
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Israel661:129,66114,046
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Austria301:283,84832,444
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tunkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunkel (Russian: Тункель) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 390,762nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tunkel are found; 30 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 28 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 1,438,329. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 21 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Tunkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tunkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tunkel surname rose 25,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunkel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tunkel surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (83%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Tunkel surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.

Tunkel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.86% more than the national average, earning $55,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunkiel9237/
Tounkel924/
Tungkel924/
Thunkel920/
Tunkl91174/
Tuncel8327,896/
Tonkel83365/
Tumkel8333/
Tunkelová807/
Tonkiel77226/
Toonkel7786/
Tunchel7739/
Tuncell778/
Tungkil772/
Tunquel771/
Tuinkil771/
Tünkl731/
Tunklová7183/
Tunklova711/
Thunkill710/
Tuncil671,308/
Tonkyl6717/
Tonkil6715/
Touncil622/
Tongkil622/
Tonquel622/

Tunkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunkel in the Russian language
Тункельtunkel-

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Tunkel Reference & Research

Dunkel FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Dunkel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Tunkel
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