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 surname Tunze is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tunze.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunze? popularity and diffusion

Tunze is the 513,430th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. Tunze occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tunze live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Tunze is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held 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. Excluding Tanzania Tunze exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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 number of people carrying the Tunze last name grew 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% being registered with the 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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