Tunwell Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tunwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Tunwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunwell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Tunwell are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Tunwell is most prevalent in: Essex, where 22 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 18 percent live and East Sussex, where 14 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Tunwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tunwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tunwell surname increased 638 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunwell Last Name Statistics demography

Tunwell earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning $39,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonwell8610/
Tunbell861/
Tunwele861/
Tunwill860/
Tunbel7761/
Tunnuel711/
Tumbel621,763/
Tumbll621/
Tumwil621/
Tumbill570/
Thonvehel500/

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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 Tunwell
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