Tonaka Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Tonaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 156 | 1:819,515 | 18,309 |
| Benin | 50 | 1:206,712 | 19,428 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Tonaka (56) may also be a first name.
Tonaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tonaka (Hindi: टोणका, Marathi: तोनका, Russian: Тонака) is found most in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,035,555th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Tonaka live; 64 percent live in East Asia and 64 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 56 people.
The surname Tonaka is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 819,515. In Japan Tonaka is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 43 percent reside, Wakayama Prefecture, where 41 percent reside and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tonaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tonaka in the Hindi language | ||
| टोणका | tonaka | - |
| Tonaka in the Marathi language | ||
| तोनका | tonaka | - |
| Tonaka in the Russian language | ||
| Тонака | tonaka | - |
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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 Tonaka
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