Tom-Jones Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tom-Jones Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Tom & Jones.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tom-Jones Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
England21:27,859,030389,889

Tom-Jones Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tom-Jones Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tom-Jones is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tom-Jones.

How Common Is The Last Name Tom-Jones? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tom-Jones is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Tom-Jones occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tom-Jones live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Tom-Jones is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 72 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomjones947/
Tom Jones896/
Thomjones896/
Thom-Jonas841/
Thomé Jones801/
Toomey-Janes761/
Tumwejunise5012/
Tamijunnisa501/

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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 Tom-Jones
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