Tongi Surname
Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname
Tongi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 570 | 1:81,017 | 7,470 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| DR Congo | 451 | 1:163,813 | 16,894 |
| Indonesia | 226 | 1:585,173 | 46,743 |
| Uganda | 206 | 1:189,511 | 15,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 200 | 1:40,769 | 4,955 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Tongi (473) may also be a first name.
Tongi Demographics
Tongi Political Affiliation
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Tongi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tongi (Hindi: टोङी) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tongi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tongi is the 182,673rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,133,081 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Tongi reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 20 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tongi is also the 391,396th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 473 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 81,017. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 79 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya Tongi occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.
Tongi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Tongi surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
Tongi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $43,460 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tongi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tongi in the Hindi language | ||
| टोङी | toni | 75 |
| तोंगी | tongi | 25 |
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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 Tongi
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