Tomte Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Tomte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Benin341:303,98824,879
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Tömte (2) are calculated separately.

Tomte (1,867) may also be a first name.

Tomte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tomte is most common in Chad. It may also appear as a variant: Tömte. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tomte is the 424,145th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tomte reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 176,185th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,867 people.

It is most numerous in Chad, where it is held by 674 people, or 1 in 20,166. Without taking into account Chad this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Tomte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tomte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tomte Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tomte earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.44% less than the national average, earning 244,188 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.01% less than the national average, earning $32,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $48,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tömte932/
Tomter91536/
Thomte91231/
Tomthe9111/
Toumte9110/
Tomtey915/
Tomtee911/
Tomtei911/
Tomt89106/
Thomter8340/
Tomnteh839/
Toumteu832/
Toumthe831/
Toomtee831/
Toumted831/
Tonte80548/
Tomta80388/
Temte80283/
Tamte80164/
Tomth8048/
Tomti8028/
Thomt8015/
Toumt807/
Tomts804/
Thoumted771/
Thonte73234/
Tontea73149/
Tontey73142/
Thomta7366/
Tomtui7355/
Tonteh7352/
Tontei7333/
Themte7327/
Toumta7327/
Tomtai7326/
Tointe7320/
Tounte7317/
Tamteu7313/
Temteu7311/
Tontje739/
Tontie739/
Tomtha738/
Tomthy737/
Toonte736/
Tontes735/
Tamtie734/
Totemd734/
Toumti733/
Toimet733/
Tonter733/
Tontee733/
Tamnte733/
Tamter732/
Tonthe732/
Tamthe731/
Tonteu731/
Tomtis731/
Toomta731/
Toemti731/
Tondte731/
Toumté731/
Taamte731/
Temtey731/
Temteh731/
Tonnte731/
Tontez730/
Tommtz730/
Tontet730/
Thoumthee711/
Thoumthed711/
Tont67413/
Thomtha67219/
Tamt6722/
Totimti6711/
Thontte673/
Tointer672/
Tomd672/
Toinete671/
Thonthe671/
Thumteu671/
Tohnteh671/
Toimthy671/
Tontieh671/
Tointhe671/
Tounteu671/
Toumtio671/
Thomthy671/
Toontep671/
Tontech671/
Thontep671/

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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 Tomte
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