Tonam Surname
Approximately 411 people bear this surname
Tonam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 184 | 1:383,904 | 67,401 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Tonam (101) may also be a first name.
Tonam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tonam (Arabic: طونيم, Hindi: टोनम, Oriya: େତାନାମ) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 712,393rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Tonam live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Tai-Asia. Tonam is also the 940,641st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 101 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 383,904. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 76 percent reside, Pathum Thani Province, where 15 percent reside and Nonthaburi Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Thailand Tonam occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tonam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tonam in the Hindi language | ||
| टोनम | tonama | - |
| Tonam in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାନାମ | etanama | - |
| Tonam in the Arabic language | ||
| طونيم | twnym | - |
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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 Tonam
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