Tonggak Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tonggak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonggak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Tonggak (17) may also be a first name.

Tonggak Last Name Facts

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

Tonggak is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tonggak.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonggak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Tonggak reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tonggak is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

Tonggak is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 3,749,564. In The Philippines Tonggak is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 93 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 4 percent live and Davao Region, where 4 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongak92100/
Tunggak86267/
Tanggak8615/
Toongak8610/
Tonghak867/
Tonggok865/
Tonggac864/
Tongake862/
Tongakk861/
Tongask861/
Togak8312/
Tunggaak807/
Thongake802/
Thongauk801/
Tongac7756/
Tangak7717/
Tokgak7715/
Tongok777/
Tungak776/
Toghak774/
Tongog773/
Togake772/
Tonggoc7170/
Tanggok7158/
Thongok7119/
Tanıgak7111/
Tangake715/
Tohngok714/
Tunggok712/
Tunggac712/
Tongoog711/
Thongag711/
Tonghok711/
Togog67446/
Tagak6780/
Togok6736/
Togag6719/
Togac6717/
Taangake674/
Thonngok674/
Thonghok674/
Togakova673/
Thongoog671/

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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 Tonggak
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