Tobung Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tobung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tobung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1541:52,9466,689
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062

Tobung (35) may also be a first name.

Tobung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobung is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tobung is the 1,348,199th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. Tobung occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Tobung reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tobung is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 52,946. In Papua New Guinea Tobung is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 69 percent reside, New Ireland, where 21 percent reside and Bougainville, where 6 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobun91765/
Tobungke8611/
Touboung861/
Tobong83126/
Tobuin8398/
Tabung8366/
Tebung8365/
Tubung8335/
Thobun8315/
Towung838/
Tobeun831/
Tovung831/
Toobun831/
Thabung7758/
Toubong7742/
Tompung7718/
Teboung771/
To'bong771/
Tebuung771/
Thobunt770/
Tobon7336,806/
Tabun733,708/
Tobón73183/
Tovun7322/
Tobum733/
Towungke7126/
Teuwoung7117/
Thouvong7110/
Tunpoung715/
Touboune712/
Tobunova711/
Toompung711/
Tubhoung711/
Tawong673,639/
Tabong67694/
Towong67544/
Taboun67363/
Tubong67362/
Thabun67337/
Toubon67177/
Teubun6746/
Tabune6743/
Tasbun6739/
Tabuin6724/
Tabund6717/
Tawung6714/
Toboen6712/
Tuvung676/
Tabunk676/
Toboon674/
Tonpun673/
Toibon673/
Tobuim672/
Tabaun672/
Tabhun671/
Tavung671/
Toboum671/
Tabeun671/
Thobon671/
Tabunt671/
Tatbun671/
Thobum670/

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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 Tobung
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