Tongal Surname
Approximately 926 people bear this surname
Tongal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 750 | 1:103,762 | 8,970 |
| Philippines | 67 | 1:1,511,018 | 105,084 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
The alternate forms: Toñgal (4) are calculated separately.
Tongal (120) may also be a first name.
Tongal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tongal (Hindi: टोंगल, Marathi: गल) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Toñgal. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 384,027th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,869,920 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Tongal are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Tongal is also the 852,104th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 120 people.
The last name Tongal is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 750 people, or 1 in 103,762. In Turkey Tongal is mostly found in: Antalya Province, where 26 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 25 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Turkey it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tongal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tongal in the Hindi language | ||
| टोंगल | tongala | - |
| Tongal in the Marathi language | ||
| गल | gala | 97.73 |
| गळ | gala | 2.27 |
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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 Tongal
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