Tunnell Surname

95,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tunnell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4571:81,3249,247
England3621:153,91714,625
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Australia281:964,13257,058
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
France161:4,151,420237,746
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:106,62110,696

Tunnell (15) may also be a first name.

Tunnell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunnell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunnell? popularity and diffusion

Tunnell is the 95,016th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,454,600 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Tunnell live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Tunnell is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,457 people, or 1 in 81,324. In The United States Tunnell is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 23 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Tunnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tunnell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tunnell surname expanded 946 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunnell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tunnell are 16.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tunnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.96% less than the national average, earning R 59,508 per year; in United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning $43,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thunnell9314/
Tunnelll930/
Taunnell930/
Tunell92650/
Tunnel92154/
Thunell861,071/
Tonnell8661/
Tusnell861/
Thunnel861/
Tuenell861/
Tunnuel861/
Tunnill860/
Taunell860/
Tunnelt860/
Tumnell860/
Tunniel860/
Tugnell860/
Tunel8358/
Thaunell801/
Tonnel77620/
Tinell7773/
Tuneld7762/
Tonell7753/
Tunael7730/
Taunel7719/
Tuniel774/
Tuenel770/
Tuneel770/
Tunl731/
Tonneel712/
Tonniel711/
Tousnel711/
Tutnill711/
Tonel672,437/
Tinel671,787/
Tünel671,092/
Tunil6730/
Thunl678/
Túnel675/
Thienell672/
Taunl672/

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Tunnell Reference & Research

Tunnell-Tonnellier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tunnell-Tonnellier 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 Tunnell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis