Tunny Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Australia

Tunny Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Tonnach (glittering).

Tunny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia4501:293,88726,204
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Panama71:558,8949,437
England51:11,143,612252,590
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2311:19,1772,300
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Tunny (195) may also be a first name.

Tunny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Tonnach (glittering).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tunny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunny is found most in Bangladesh. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tunny is the 271,501st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Tunny reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tunny is also the 649,894th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 195 people.

The surname Tunny is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Apart from Bangladesh this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Tunny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tunny has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tunny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tunny surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Tunny earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning $52,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $58,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunney914,256/
Taunny912/
Thunny911/
Tunnuy911/
Tunnyi911/
Tunnoy910/
Tunnay910/
Tuny89915/
Tounney830/
Tounnay830/
Tonny8030,418/
Tunay808,584/
Touny802,361/
Tunni801,126/
Tunna80984/
Thuny80228/
Tunyi80206/
Tuniy80128/
Tuney80108/
Tunyo8072/
Tunne8048/
Tauny809/
Tunoy805/
Tunyp804/
Tuiny802/
Tunuy802/
Tuuny801/
Teuny800/
Tonney73942/
Tunner73708/
Taunay73683/
Tungay73205/
Thouny73160/
Thuney73118/
Tunnio73111/
Touney7398/
Tunaya7396/
Tumney7385/
Thuniy7381/
Tuinay7373/
Tounna7348/
Tungoy7345/
Tunnie7340/
Tounne7338/
Tunnis7322/
Tounni7321/
Thunni7321/
Tusnoy7321/
Tunneh7316/
Tonnay7315/
Thunay739/
Tunnes737/
Tunhuy737/
Tounay734/
Thunyo734/
Tonnoy734/
Tunych734/
Taunni733/
Tunhay732/
Tunnet732/
Teunne731/
Thuiny731/
Thuuny731/
Tauney731/
Tusney731/
Tunnit731/
Taunna731/
Tuinni731/
Tunnee731/
Tunnoi731/
Tunouy731/
Toenny730/
Tuiney730/
Tuniey730/
Teuney730/
Tutney730/
Tuna6760,825/
Tony6758,710/
Tune679,973/
Tuni674,809/
Thaunay67167/
Tausney6763/
Tunj6742/
Taunaya6719/
Tunnaja6719/
Tungnai6710/
Thunnoi678/
Tunnish676/
Taunytė672/
Tutnych672/
Tungnoi672/
Thunner672/
Tusnner671/
Tounnis671/
Taunner671/
Taunnie671/
Tuné671/
Thunyoa671/
Tungaya671/
Tungeyi671/
Tungnet671/
Tună671/
Tonnnyi671/
Tounnoa671/
Tounaya671/
Thungne671/
Thounyo671/
Thunhuy671/
Thonnoy671/
Tunnett670/
Tounnie670/
Taugney670/
Toumney670/
Toonney670/
Toenney670/
Thumney670/
Tougney670/
Tousney670/

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