Tokonya Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tokonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1161:17,5223,742
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Tokonya (116) may also be a first name.

Tokonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tokonya is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tokonya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tokonya is the 1,447,279th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Tokonya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokonya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tokonya is also the 868,627th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 116 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 17,522. In Lesotho Tokonya is most frequent in: Berea District, where 72 percent live, Leribe District, where 23 percent live and Maseru District, where 4 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Tokonya Last Name Statistics demography

Tokonya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.04% less than the national average, earning R 56,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokhonya931/
Tokonyo86369/
Tokonia861/
Takonya861/
Tokanya861/
Tokon'yo801/
Takunya71125/
Takanya7183/
Tokania7149/
Tukanya7121/
Tukunya7112/
Takonyo711/
Toconha711/
Takonja711/
Tokunia711/
Takongna672/
Tuskanya671/
Taukonyo671/

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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 Tokonya
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