Tunkelis Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Tunkelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunkelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Russia41:36,030,764577,589

Tunkelis Last Name Facts

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

Tunkelis (Russian: Тункелис) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunkelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tunkelis reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Tunkelis is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 89,132. In Latvia Tunkelis is most numerous in: Semigallia, where 65 percent are found, Latgale, where 26 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Latvia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunkkeli883/
Tunkelys881/
Tungkalis821/
Tunceli80832/
Tunkele8050/
Tunkela801/
Tungkele757/
Tongkeles71160/
Tonquelis711/
Tonkela676/
Tonkele671/
Tongkili632/
Tuncayli631/
Tounkaila591/
Tongkehla591/
Tongkily504/
Thonkily501/
Tongkile501/

Tunkelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunkelis in the Russian language
Тункелисtunkelis-

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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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  • 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 Tunkelis
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