Tokanda Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tokanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tokanda (12) may also be a first name.

Tokanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tokanda occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tokanda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Tokanda reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 91 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Tokanda
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