Across the world, Tunku (Tunku 
, トゥンク, تونكو) is a rare unisex first name. The given name Tunku is habitual in Malaysia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Nigeria, and South Africa, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Malaysia. Much less frequently, Tunku is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Tunku | Bangladesh, Tanzania, Malaysia, India, Nigeria |
| تانكو | Iraq |
| tunku anum BN (b. 1790) |
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| tunku dhiauddin ibn sultan zainal rashid i (b. 1821) |
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tunku abdul rahman putra al-haj Former 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (1903-1990), MY (b. 1903) |
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tunku najihah Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, MY (b. 1924) |
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tunku abdullah ibni almarhum tuanku abdul rahman Member of Parliament (1925-2008), MY (b. 1925) |
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| tunku besar burhanuddin tunku Besar of Seri Menanti (b. 1878) |
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tunku naquiyuddin Regent of Negeri Sembilan, MY (b. 1947) |
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tunku imran Malay royal, MY (b. 1948) |
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tunku azizah aminah maimunah iskandariah Malaysian supreme queen consort, MY (b. 1960) |
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| tunku kurshiah Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, MY (b. 1911) |
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| tunku ismail bin tunku yahaya MY (b. 1907) |
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tunku sarafuddin badlishah Crown Prince of Kedah, MY (b. 1967) |
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| tunku osman tunku mohammad jewa Malaysian general, MY (b. 1919) |
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| tunku intan zaharah binti almarhum tengku omar setia raja Tengku Ampuan of Terengganu (1928-2015), MY (b. 1928) |
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| tunku abdul malik Heir to the throne of Kedeh (1929-2015), MY (b. 1929) |
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