Tunum Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Tunum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Tunum (15) may also be a first name.
Tunum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tunum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tunum (Hindi: तुनुम) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tunum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tunum is the 3,882,373rd most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Tunum are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Tunum is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Tunum exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tugnum | 91 | 45 | / |
| Tungum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tunnum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tounoum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Thumnum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thunnum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taunnum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tonum | 80 | 168 | / |
| Tinum | 80 | 37 | / |
| Tunom | 80 | 20 | / |
| Tunun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Toungoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tungun | 73 | 71 | / |
| Tunung | 73 | 33 | / |
| Teunom | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tunune | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tonnum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tumnun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tounun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunhun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuneun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thoungnum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tunaung | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thonnum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tunnung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thunnom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tumnunt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teungun | 67 | 1 | / |
Tunum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tunum in the Hindi language | ||
| तुनुम | tunuma | - |
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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 Tunum
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