Tuns Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Tuns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7421:27,0593,451
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Tüns (182) are calculated separately.

Tuns (14) may also be a first name.

Tuns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuns (Arabic: طنس) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Tüns. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuns is the 365,146th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. The last name Tuns is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Tuns are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Tuns is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 742 people, or 1 in 27,059. In Romania Tuns is most prevalent in: Maramureș County, where 51 percent are found, Sălaj County, where 18 percent are found and Timiș County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Tuns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tuns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tuns surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tuns are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Tuns earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $49,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tüns92182/
Thuns89190/
Teuns89180/
Touns8971/
Tunst8911/
Tunås897/
Tuyns894/
Tunse893/
Tauns891/
Tumns891/
Tuins890/
Tunns890/
Theuns801,431/
Tunsch80180/
Tutins80106/
Thunæs8062/
Thuyns8054/
Tounse8039/
Tunsjø809/
Tucins807/
Thunns805/
Tuinns804/
Tunsse804/
Thunse802/
Tuijns801/
Thauns801/
Thumns801/
Tunshe801/
Tusins801/
Tounst801/
Tunç75103,301/
Tons751,502/
Tums7517/
Tunz7514/
Tunx751/
Tuytens73314/
Tuttens7328/
Thuijns7315/
Tutinsh734/
Tousins731/
Tunsova731/
Tutense731/
Tunnsjø731/
Thunsch731/
Tuggins730/
Tunje673,581/
Tunce67686/
Tunze67636/
Tuyttens67201/
Toons67167/
Tunch67128/
Tumse67109/
Tusenshe6764/
Toens6737/
Tonns6730/
Thüns6715/
Tonås6713/
Tousenst6712/
Toums674/
Tumss673/
Touchins671/
Htuchins671/
Tonsh671/
Thunz671/
Taums671/
Tutinsch671/
Tuims670/

Tuns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuns in the Arabic language
طنسtns-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tuns
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