Tunzo Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tunzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5701:92,8809,276
Kenya701:659,71329,380
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tunzo (211) may also be a first name.

Tunzo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunzo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunzo? popularity and diffusion

Tunzo is the 487,899th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tunzo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most widespread first name globally, held by 211 people.

The last name Tunzo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 92,880. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 41 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Tunzo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunzio913/
Tunza801,629/
Tunjo80941/
Tonzo80641/
Tunco80263/
Tunso809/
Tunxo801/
Tunsio73110/
Tunjoy7357/
Tunzia7354/
Tunsoo7348/
Thunza7320/
Tundza7315/
Tunjot7312/
Tunsoy7312/
Tunsoi737/
Tuncho736/
Tunzat734/
Tounza734/
Tuncuo733/
Tunjou732/
Thunjo732/
Thunso732/
Tonzou732/
Tungio732/
Tonzoh731/
Tounjo731/
Tunzha731/
Tunjoo731/
Toonzo731/
Tunjoh731/
Tumnjo731/
Tuinso731/
Tunçsoy67218/
Tundzha6718/
Tounsou675/
Tontzou675/
Tusinza674/
Tumnjoh672/
Tuncios672/
Touncou672/
Thunjos671/
Tunchot671/
Thounza671/
Taunjoh671/
Toumzoh671/
Teuncho671/
Tuncsoy671/
Tunziah671/

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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 Tunzo
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