Tonbo Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tonbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Tonbo (29) may also be a first name.

Tonbo Last Name Facts

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

Tonbo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Tonbo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tonbo are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname Tonbo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 82 percent are found and Rivers, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thonbo9139/
Tonboi9121/
Tounbo9112/
Tonbou914/
Tonmbo914/
Toynbo913/
Tonbho911/
Tonboh911/
Tonbod911/
Tounbou8316/
Tonboup838/
Tonboot835/
Tonbouh831/
Tonbgou831/
Totinbo831/
Tombo8020,442/
Tonba80129/
Tanbo8085/
Tonwo8051/
Tonuo8042/
Tunbo8010/
Tonvo808/
Tonbooth7725/
Tochinbo771/
Toonbood771/
Tonbaz73391/
Thombo73369/
Tombou73350/
Tomboy73273/
Toumbo73249/
Thunbo73216/
Tomboi73117/
Toimbo7363/
Tombos7355/
Tonbaş7339/
Toombo7334/
Tomboa7329/
Tombuo7328/
Tonbad7321/
Tonvou7314/
Toembo7310/
Tounba738/
Tanbou737/
Tombot736/
Tanbod736/
Tomboo732/
Tounwo732/
Tounvo732/
Tanmbo732/
Tuinbo731/
Tuombo731/
Tonwou731/
Tanboa731/
Tanboi731/
Thanbo731/
Thonba731/
Tonmba731/
Tombop731/
Tounuo731/
Tanboğa671,224/
Toumbou67982/
Tanbouh67706/
Tanbouz67563/
Tombois67467/
Thanbot6743/
Thonwot6712/
Toumbos6710/
Tunboot677/
Tonwoot675/
Tanbous675/
Thombot674/
Thanbho674/
Tanboot674/
Tombout672/
Tunmboa672/
Tuombuo671/
Tombohe671/
Tombouh671/
Tombuoh671/
Toumboy671/
Thombou671/

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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
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  • 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 Tonbo
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