Tunu Surname

135,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Tunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8351:88,47910,091
Indonesia6101:216,80220,306
Kenya5641:81,8797,535
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Papua New Guinea2431:33,5543,923
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
India1391:5,518,456133,501
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
England51:11,143,612252,590
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Tunú (1) are calculated separately.

Tunu (33,753) may also be a first name.

Tunu Last Name Facts

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

Tunu (Bengali: টুনু, Hindi: टुनु, Marathi: टुनु, Oriya: ଟୁନୁ, Russian: Туну) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Tunú. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,470th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,196,367 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Tunu are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tunu is also the 25,435th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 33,753 people.

The last name Tunu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 88,479. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Tunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (59%) in Kenya.

The amount Tunu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 48.7% less than the national average, earning R 121,908 per year and in United States they earn 70.79% less than the national average, earning $12,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunú921/
Tungu8916,029/
Tunau892,061/
Taunu89795/
Tunut89541/
Tuneu89436/
Tunus89383/
Tunnu89297/
Tunuu89181/
Tunuz89111/
Tunuç89104/
Thunu8992/
Tunui8944/
Tuunu8929/
Teunu8929/
Tumnu8925/
Tunou8913/
Tunhu8912/
Tunud896/
Tounu895/
Tunuy892/
Tunuj891/
Tunup891/
Tounou802,117/
Taunus80164/
Tungau8040/
Tounau8021/
Thunnu8017/
Teunou8017/
Tumnus8014/
Tunoud8013/
Ttungu8012/
Tunout8011/
Tounut8011/
Tunhui8010/
Tuneus809/
Tungou807/
Tunhuy807/
Tunudd806/
Thaunu805/
Taunuu804/
Tunguu804/
Tunahu804/
Tuyngu804/
Tumnou803/
Tunhau802/
Tunnau802/
Tunaud802/
Tounus802/
Toungu802/
Tuinui802/
Tunaut802/
Tunous801/
Thunau801/
Tahunu801/
Taunau801/
Tuneup801/
Tunnuy801/
Toutnu801/
Tuenou801/
Thunuu801/
Tounnu801/
Tunnus801/
Tunnut801/
Tunouy801/
Tonu759,527/
Tinu753,499/
Toungou73906/
Toumnou73134/
Tugnutt7331/
Tounnou7320/
Tunhult7311/
Taunous735/
Tounouh734/
Thunhui734/
Tounous732/
Thumnut732/
Thuynhu731/
Taugnuu731/
Thuunnu731/
Teumnou731/
Teugnou731/
Taunaus731/
Taunoux731/
Thuungu731/
Thunguh731/
Tthungu731/
Thunhuy731/
Thumnus731/
Teunaut730/
Tonui6721,584/
Tonnu67467/
Thuny67228/
Tuinhout67164/
Tunoo6765/
Toungouh6748/
Thinu6739/
Tienu6722/
Tougnaud6714/
Tinui6710/
Tonuu677/
Tinuh676/
Tounnouh673/
Tinuj673/
Tonuy672/
Tunoe672/
Tinuy671/
Dtoungou671/
Tinuu671/
Thoungau671/
Teuneutt670/
Tousnaut670/

Tunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunu in the Bengali language
টুনুtunu94.26
তুনুtunu4.92
Tunu in the Oriya language
ଟୁନୁtunu92.89
ଟୂନୁtunu2.51
ତୁନୁtunu1.4
ଟୁଣୁtunu0.84
ଟୂନୂtunu0.28
ଝୁନୁjhunu0.28
ଟୁନୂtunu0.28
ଟୁନୀtuni0.08
ତୁଣୁtunu0.04
ଚୁନୁcunu0.04
ରୁନୁrunu0.04
ଟୁନାtuna0.04
ଯୁନୁyunu0.04
ନୁନୀnuni0.04
ଟୂଣୁtunu0.04
Tunu in the Hindi language
टुनुtunu45.86
टुनूtunu29.94
टूनूtunu18.47
टूनुtunu1.91
तुनुtunu1.91
तूनूtunu0.64
टुन्ुtunu0.64
तुनूtunu0.64
Tunu in the Marathi language
टुनुtunu32.14
टूनूtunu28.57
टुनूtunu14.29
टुणुtunu10.71
तुनुtunu10.71
तुनूtunu3.57
Tunu in the Russian language
Тунуtunu-

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