Tunstan Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tunstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunstan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tunstan Last Name Facts

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

Tunstan is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunstan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Tunstan are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Gulf, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Tunstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tunstan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tunstan surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunstan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunçtan861,076/
Tunctan864/
Tunston860/
Thunstam8016/
Thunston805/
Tumstann800/
Tonston711/
Thunstom671/
Tonstein670/
Toonstein632/

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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 Tunstan
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