Tomoku Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tomoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan851:1,504,05124,420
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Tomoku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tomoku is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomoku? popularity and diffusion

Tomoku is the 1,871,545th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tomoku live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Tomoku is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 1,504,051. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 31 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Tokushima Prefecture, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomoukou861/
Tomaku8357/
Tomeku8325/
Tamoku832/
Toumoukou807/
Tamokou773/
Tomakus772/
Tamhoku772/
Tomasku771/
Tamokeu771/
Temokau771/
Tohmaku771/
Thomaku771/
Toumouskou7519/
Toumoukhou751/
Thomakou71146/
Tamoukou7120/
Themokou716/
Tommakut711/
Toumekou711/
Temoukou711/
Tamaku67223/
Tamuku6793/
Temaku6770/
Temeku6757/
Tomucu6735/
Tomacu6719/
Tumaku6718/
Tameku674/
Tumuku672/
Thomaskus671/

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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 Tomoku
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