Tuñón Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Tuñón Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuñón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama781:50,1572,439
Spain501:935,04135,950
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Tuñon (10,276), Tuñòn (7), Tunón (6), Tunon (596) & Tuñoñ (1) are calculated separately.

Tuñón Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuñón occurs in Panama more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Tuñon, Tuñòn, Tunón, Tunon or Tuñoñ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuñón? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tuñón are found; 48 percent are found in Central America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Tuñón is most commonly used in Panama, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 50,157. In Panama Tuñón is primarily concentrated in: Coclé Province, where 50 percent are found, Panamá Province, where 24 percent are found and Panamá Oeste Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Panama this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 31 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuñon9310,276/
Tuñòn937/
Tunón936/
Tunon87596/
Tuñoñ871/
Tañón804/
Tuñan801/
Tnun671/

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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
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  • 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 Tuñón
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