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Where Does The Last Name Tonga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Tonga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻧﻜﺎ, Hindi: टोंगा) is found most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Toñga. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 16,278^th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 213,373 people. Tonga is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Tonga are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,910^th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 3,240 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 10,639 people, or 1 in 1,490. In Zambia Tonga is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 67 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Tonga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tonga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tonga surname grew 5,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tonga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (83%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tonga last name are 10.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tonga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning 318,274 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.22% less than the national average, earning R 153,948 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning $38,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.37% less than the national average, earning $32,608 CAD per year.