Tongam Surname
Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname
Tongam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,065 | 1:66,327 | 8,468 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Tongam (1,479) may also be a first name.
Tongam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tongam (Marathi: गम) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 307,802nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,939,320 people. Tongam occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tongam reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 202,345th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 1,479 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 1,065 people, or 1 in 66,327. In Thailand Tongam is mostly concentrated in: Surin Province, where 36 percent live, Bangkok, where 9 percent live and Phetchaburi Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Thailand this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tongam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tongam in the Marathi language | ||
| गम | gama | - |
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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 Tongam
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