Tonfo Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tonfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1751:118,68013,599
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tonfo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonfo is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonfo? popularity and diffusion

Tonfo is the 1,272,314th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Tonfo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tonfo live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 118,680. In Cameroon Tonfo is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent live, West Region, where 37 percent live and Centre Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tounfo919/
Tounfou832/
Thonfoi831/
Tonfa80134/
Tanfo8054/
Tonpho73524/
Tounfa73192/
Tonfeu7348/
Tanfou7314/
Tonfat739/
Tunfoo738/
Tanfoz735/
Tanfoo734/
Tanffo733/
Tanfoh731/
Tatnfo731/
Tonphot671,280/
Tanfous6747/
Thonpho6710/
Tanfouh675/
Thanfoo673/
Tonphoo672/

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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
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  • 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 Tonfo
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