Tunkin Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Australia

Tunkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1621:889,64870,971
Australia601:449,92835,109
England491:1,137,10353,999
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tunkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunkin (Russian: Тункин) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tunkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 885,573rd most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Tunkin live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Tunkin is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 889,648. In Russia Tunkin is mostly concentrated in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 28 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Tunkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tunkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tunkin last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tunkin last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunkina92265/
Tunckin92134/
Tungkin9216/
Tounkin921/
Tutinkin861/
Tunkienė861/
Tonkin8312,660/
Tunkyn8330/
Tuncin831/
Tunken830/
Tunkinova807/
Tusingkin803/
Tongkin7743/
Tunkyna7730/
Tunkeng7730/
Thunken7710/
Tonnkin772/
Tonkinn771/
Tumking771/
Tumkint771/
Thumkin770/
Tonkn731/
Thumking7138/
Tongkien715/
Thunkoen711/
Tonkienė711/
Tonkyn6792/
Tonken6773/
Tunkenova675/
Thongkien672/
Thungkoen671/
Tunkem671/
Thünken6276/
Thumkim621/
Tongquin5714/
Thongken571/
Tungchen571/
Tumkyn505/

Tunkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunkin in the Russian language
Тункинtunkin-

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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 Tunkin
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