Tongan Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tongan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1551:653,15068,425
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tongan (8,886) may also be a first name.

Tongan Last Name Facts

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

Tongan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Tongan is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Tongan are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tongan is also the 66,289th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 8,886 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 653,150. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 36 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 23 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongang92121/
Tonghan92111/
Tonngan9237/
Tongnan9222/
Tongane9219/
Toongan9218/
Thongan9217/
Tongaan9211/
Toungan926/
Tuongan924/
Tongaun924/
Tonggan923/
Tongant921/
Tohngan921/
Tongain921/
Togan913,106/
Tonan911,102/
Thonghan861,799/
Thongnan86209/
Thongaun86183/
Thonngan8696/
Tonengan8671/
Tongatin8641/
Thongain8635/
Tonggang8619/
Tonghang8611/
Tonggaan8611/
Thongane867/
Thonggan865/
Tongnang864/
Tongaing864/
Tohngang862/
Toungang862/
Thoongan862/
Tongajne861/
Tonghane861/
Tonngang861/
Totingan861/
Tongnaan861/
Tonnggan861/
Thongasn861/
Tongon833,751/
Tougan832,365/
Tangan832,345/
Tongam831,227/
Tonang83863/
Tonane83423/
Tognan83292/
Toygan83258/
Tuonan83223/
Tungan83219/
Toghan83158/
Totnan83145/
Togane83100/
Tonhan8352/
Tounan8347/
Togang8328/
Toinan8319/
Tuogan8317/
Thonan8316/
Tonank8314/
Togain8313/
Toonan837/
Togand837/
Tocgan837/
Tonnan836/
Tonain836/
Tonean834/
Tonant833/
Tokgan833/
Tonand832/
Toogan832/
Toggan832/
Tonayn831/
Tângan831/
Togaan831/
Tohnan830/
Thongnaun8032/
Thongahan8014/
Thongaung804/
Thonghanh801/
Thoonngan801/
Tongheang801/
Thoongaun801/
Thongnane801/
Thongon7710,277/
Tangang77921/
Tanggan77691/
Tonngam77614/
Tonnang77555/
Tangane77256/
Toughan77161/
Tangaan77121/
Tohnain77110/
Taungan7782/
Tuungan7773/
Tanghan7771/
Tongoon7754/
Tungane7751/
Thangan7743/
Tangnan7733/
Tuonane7728/
Tongoun7726/
Tungang7721/
Togahan7721/
Tonggon7718/
Tunggan7717/
Thonnan7716/
Tomgang7715/
Tounhan7712/
Tonghon7711/
Tougang7711/
Tongong7710/
Tongnon779/
Thonhan779/
Tonaind778/
Tongaum777/
Tongone777/
Tongnam777/
Tonasin775/
Tamngan774/
Tognane774/
Tongaim774/
Tounant772/
Tangaun772/
Tunkgan772/
Tutngan771/
Togandh771/
Toganne771/
Tougane771/
Thungan771/
Tongham771/
Tomgnan771/
Tonatin771/
Tocgang771/
Tockgan771/
Toigang771/
Toinant771/
Tounnan771/
Tonaten771/
Tungann771/
Toutnan771/
Tounane771/
Toghaan771/
Tohngon771/
Tomnank771/
Tongaam771/
Tonggam771/
Tongoin771/
Toonnan771/
Toomnan771/
Tonhane771/
Tonasen771/
Tumngan771/
Thomnan771/
Thonaun771/
Tonanne770/
Tousnan770/
Toogang770/
Toggant770/
Thongheang755/
Thonngahan751/
Thonghaung751/
Thonghaang751/
Tonon7311,094/
Tagan731,090/
Tonam73411/
Togam73127/
Tonón735/
Tanggang711,359/
Thongnon71373/
Thongoon71253/
Tanggaan71113/
Thongoun71107/
Tongnoon7195/
Tunggang7169/
Tonassin7167/
Tanghang7158/
Tunggaan7149/
Toganova7148/
Thonngam7148/
Tonghong7134/
Thangane7133/
Thongaim7131/
Thamngan7125/
Taunggan7116/
Thongaum7114/
Thonggon7114/
Taungang7111/
Tonggong718/
Tongneam718/
Thongone717/
Tom'gnan717/
Tongnoom716/
Touggant715/
Tanghean715/
Thomngam715/
Touyngam715/
Thongonn715/
Thonasin714/
Tonanova712/
Thuyngan712/
Tousingnant712/
Tungaine712/
Thanghan712/
Thonasen712/
Thungane712/
Toungoun712/
Tangahan712/
Tongnoum712/
Tongnoun712/
Thonggam712/
Tunggain711/
Toungham711/
Tonangue711/
Tonanová711/
Tongoine711/
Toignand711/
Toumgang711/
Toughane711/
Tanghane711/
Taningan711/
Tatingan711/
Thonahan711/
Tongnaim711/
Taungane711/
Tonggone711/
Tongneim711/
Tongnuon711/
Thunngan711/
Thonnang711/
Thongaam711/
Thongamk711/
Thangnan711/
Thanngan711/
Tousnant710/
Tognon677,323/
Tagnan676,852/
Tangam672,483/
Thonon671,826/
Tanong671,324/
Tagaan671,193/
Taunan67756/
Tagang67708/
Tagane67681/
Tungam67572/
Toinon67568/
Tagand67452/
Taghan67440/
Tagong67404/
Taugan67391/
Tonnon67340/
Thongnoon67241/
Tonhon67215/
Tonong67156/
Tonone67138/
Tounon67137/
Tanganova67108/
Taunggaan67100/
Toñane6796/
Tahnan6761/
Thongnoom6761/
Thongneam6755/
Thagan6745/
Tongom6740/
Togong6739/
Taggan6734/
Tonaim6729/
Tamnan6721/
Tonnam6718/
Thongnoum6718/
Tagant6717/
Taşgan6717/
Tunganova6711/
Tounam6711/
Tonein679/
Thongnoun679/
Tamgan678/
Tagaun677/
Tañgan677/
Thonghoon677/
Tonañe676/
Thongnaim676/
Thongnaum676/
Tangachen675/
Toonam675/
Tonhausen675/
Thonggoon675/
Tasnan674/
Thongnont674/
Thongneim674/
Thongnond674/
Tonoun673/
Tomľan673/
Toyganova672/
Tatnan672/
Tougam672/
Tononn672/
Tañong672/
Tomgam672/
Taagan672/
Togham672/
Totnam671/
Tongochin671/
Thangaten671/
Thanhngan671/
Thaangane671/
Tumgan671/
Taganh671/
Tagann671/
Tagayn671/
Tahgan671/
Tonham671/
Toneun671/
Tongosing671/
Togaam671/
Tohgam671/
Tohnam671/
Tousgnant671/
Toungoune671/
Thonahang671/
Thongocin671/
Thonón671/
Tonamt671/
Thoungoun671/
Thoonggon671/
Thongnuom671/
Thongnuon671/
Thongoong671/
Thongheam671/
Thonghonh671/
Toynam670/
Totingham670/

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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 Tongan
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