Tunkova Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tunkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tunková (161) are calculated separately.

Tunkova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunkova (Russian: Тункова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Tunková. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunkova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Tunkova are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Tunkova is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Moscow, where 10 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunková95161/
Tunikova93304/
Tunekova9370/
Tunykova9359/
Tunkov9254/
Teunikova88177/
Tunnikova8888/
Tutenkova8858/
Tunnykova884/
Teunykova882/
Tusenkova881/
Tonkova862,109/
Tumkova8619/
Tuncova8611/
Teunkov867/
Tunkovo861/
Taunkov861/
Tutenkov80204/
Tunegova80114/
Tunicova805/
Tonckova803/
Tuneková801/
Tumhkova801/
Tutinkov801/
Tusenkov801/
Tumkov7733/
Tunkaw775/
Tunkow774/
Tunkab771/
Tuchenkov759/
Tunk73639/
Tonková71308/
Toncova715/
Tuncovs714/
Tungová713/
Tungowa711/
Tumhkov711/
Tungkaw711/
Tunyk672,031/
Tunik671,917/
Taunk671,073/
Tunke67285/
Tunegová67114/
Tunek6781/
Tuink6762/
Tungk676/
Thunk674/
Tounk674/
Tuïnk672/
Tonkovoi672/
Tunck672/
Thungkow671/
Tusnk671/
Tutencov671/
Tounkoub671/
Toncková671/
Tauncová671/
Teunk670/

Tunkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunkova in the Russian language
Тунковаtunkova-

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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 Tunkova
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