Tunze Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tunze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4651:113,85310,947
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
United States421:8,629,975373,648
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tunze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunze is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tunze is the 513,430th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tunze live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 113,853. In Tanzania Tunze is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 77 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Pwani Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Tunze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tunze has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tunze last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Tunze earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.75% less than the national average, earning $32,038 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunzer9159/
Tunzie917/
Tunzei916/
Tunzes911/
Teunze911/
Tounze911/
Tunz8914/
Tounzea832/
Tusinze832/
Tusenze831/
Tunje803,581/
Tunge801,983/
Tunzi801,914/
Tunza801,629/
Tunce80686/
Tonze80159/
Tunse803/
Tunzy801/
Thunz801/
Tundzher7710/
Thundzie778/
Tuncer7357,662/
Tunche733,135/
Tounzi73955/
Tunger73931/
Thunzi73808/
Tuncez73700/
Tundzi73383/
Tunget73243/
Tuunge73173/
Tounge7357/
Tunset7349/
Tounse7339/
Tunser7335/
Tundza7315/
Tunjee7315/
Tunçer7313/
Tuntse7313/
Thunge739/
Tungie734/
Tounza734/
Tunged734/
Tunsse734/
Tunjeh734/
Thunse732/
Tunses732/
Tounce732/
Tunsey732/
Tondze732/
Taunge731/
Tonzea731/
Tuncey731/
Tundje731/
Tunshe731/
Tunzha731/
Tunzay731/
Tunzzy731/
Tunçey731/
Tungee731/
Tunsee731/
Taunce730/
Tunges730/
Tunç67103,301/
Tunchez671,326/
Tuns67988/
Tounsie67641/
Tusenge67273/
Tungett67166/
Tonz6794/
Tunseth6775/
Tounget6774/
Tunches6750/
Tunçher6745/
Tounger6732/
Thundzi6720/
Tundzha6718/
Tuncher6714/
Touncey6714/
Tunggie6711/
Thuntse679/
Tusenje676/
Tungehe673/
Thonzie673/
Tünz673/
Tunnget672/
Tounjer672/
Tounzit671/
Tunchiz671/
Tunscey671/
Thunser671/
Taungea671/
Tonzieh671/
Tumzied671/
Tungeyi671/
Tutense671/
Teuntje671/
Toenzie671/
Tountzi671/
Touncie671/
Toundje671/
Thuncer671/
Tuhnsie671/
Thounza671/
Tunx671/
Tounges670/
Tounsed670/
Tunsced670/
Tounser670/
Taunxey670/
Thuncey670/

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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 Tunze
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