Tona Surname
Approximately 20,613 people bear this surname
Tona Surname User-submission:
Tona is a Sicilian surname, which is derived from the Italian name Tuono, meaning 'thunder'.
Tona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,596 | 1:13,202 | 1,650 |
| Egypt | 2,380 | 1:38,628 | 4,006 |
| Angola | 2,366 | 1:11,407 | 1,401 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Venezuela | 1,468 | 1:20,575 | 1,476 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Indonesia | 788 | 1:167,829 | 16,283 |
| Papua New Guinea | 586 | 1:13,914 | 1,322 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| United States | 355 | 1:1,021,011 | 75,157 |
| Nigeria | 349 | 1:507,572 | 25,233 |
| Turkey | 258 | 1:301,633 | 19,740 |
| Cameroon | 240 | 1:86,538 | 10,461 |
| South Africa | 235 | 1:230,543 | 23,873 |
| Albania | 225 | 1:12,951 | 2,378 |
| Italy | 176 | 1:347,481 | 41,349 |
| Brazil | 176 | 1:1,216,331 | 41,961 |
| France | 161 | 1:412,563 | 60,334 |
| Thailand | 135 | 1:523,247 | 90,840 |
| Mexico | 134 | 1:926,315 | 12,588 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Congo | 90 | 1:55,434 | 4,997 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Solomon Islands | 79 | 1:7,342 | 1,144 |
| Greece | 78 | 1:142,049 | 23,538 |
| Benin | 68 | 1:151,994 | 15,721 |
| Romania | 63 | 1:318,696 | 28,224 |
| Japan | 57 | 1:2,242,882 | 29,184 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Lesotho | 34 | 1:59,781 | 8,665 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| El Salvador | 20 | 1:317,194 | 2,462 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Toña (378) & Toná (6) are calculated separately.
Tona (29,499) may also be a first name.
Tona Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Tona is a Sicilian surname, which is derived from the Italian name Tuono, meaning 'thunder'.
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Tona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tona (Arabic: توّنا, Bengali: টোনা, Georgian: ტონა, Hindi: टोना, Marathi: तोना, Oriya: େତାନା, Russian: Тона) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Toña or Toná. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tona? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,103rd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 353,541 people. Tona occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Tona live; 29 percent live in Central Africa and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tona is also the 28,248th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 29,499 people.
The last name Tona is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,596 people, or 1 in 13,202. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent live and Angola, where 11 percent live.
Tona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tona surname rose 1,868 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tona Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tona last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.
The amount Tona earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.45% less than the national average, earning €15,179 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.29% less than the national average, earning R 89,616 per year; in United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.57% more than the national average, earning $62,883 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tona in the Georgian language | ||
| ტონა | tona | - |
| Tona in the Bengali language | ||
| টোনা | tona | - |
| Tona in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାନା | etana | - |
| Tona in the Hindi language | ||
| टोना | tona | 92.77 |
| तोना | tona | 6.02 |
| तोण | tona | 1.2 |
| Tona in the Marathi language | ||
| तोना | tona | 70 |
| टोना | tona | 30 |
| Tona in the Russian language | ||
| Тона | tona | - |
| Tona in the Arabic language | ||
| توّنا | twna | - |
| طونا | twna | - |
| طونـي | twny | - |
| توني | twny | - |
| تونا | twna | - |
| طوني | twny | - |
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