Tongia Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

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

Tongia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6401:12,7401,187
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Australia581:465,44335,949
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Tonga91:11,924307
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Niue11:1,614145
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tongia (344) may also be a first name.

Tongia Last Name Facts

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

Tongia is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 372,504th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Tongia live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tongia is also the 470,492nd most common forename on earth It is held by 344 people.

The surname Tongia is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 12,740. In Papua New Guinea Tongia is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 33 percent reside, Madang, where 27 percent reside and National Capital District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Tongia Last Name Statistics demography

Tongia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning $29,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thongia92133/
Tongnia9284/
Tongiad9246/
Tongiat921/
Tonia911,048/
Thongiad8634/
Tosingia864/
Toungnia862/
Tosengia861/
Tonggiat861/
Tongio83601/
Tounia83346/
Tognia83306/
Tangia83278/
Tonias83128/
Tongna83112/
Tongea8344/
Toniah8324/
Tonzia8311/
Tonnia837/
Toinia834/
Thonia834/
Toniea834/
Totnia832/
Tonsia832/
Toniaz832/
Tonjia831/
Toniap831/
Toonia831/
Toniaa831/
Toniat830/
Thonggiad801/
Tongnoi77451/
Tougnia77122/
Tanagia7735/
Toingna7734/
Tounsia7724/
Tangiau779/
Tounias775/
Tonegio772/
Togniha772/
Thongea772/
Tangiha771/
Tangiad771/
Tonaiya771/
Toniasz771/
Tongnea771/
Tonniah771/
Tania73143,417/
Tonya731,556/
Tonio731,395/
Tonea73974/
Togna73857/
Tonca73759/
Tonha73600/
Tonsa73541/
Tonja73257/
Tonza73224/
Tânia7372/
Tãnia733/
Tánia731/
Thangiah711,433/
Thongnat71157/
Tongaiyo7110/
Tangoiya718/
Thonngio718/
Tongoiyo714/
Tonnieau713/
Tongnios712/
Tanggiah712/
Tahngiah711/
Tangaiya711/
Tangihau711/
Tasingia711/
Thongnad711/
Thongnap711/
Thongnau711/
Thongnay711/
Thomniap711/
Thanggia711/
Tasnia678,928/
Tansia671,043/
Tanzia671,038/
Tanjia67996/
Taniah67906/
Toncea67481/
Tonsai67342/
Thania67269/
Tanias67200/
Tanjga67188/
Tondja67159/
Tagnia67156/
Tonjau67137/
Tangio67118/
Tahnia67102/
Tonhay6799/
Tannia6789/
Tangea6761/
Toniță6755/
Tonsay6752/
Tanija6749/
Tonios6745/
Toncha6743/
Tounya6741/
Tognio6736/
Tonzai6730/
Tougna6727/
Toncay6724/
Tonjai6713/
Toniot6712/
Tonhai679/
Taunia678/
Tognai678/
Tognas678/
Tonhei677/
Tohnya677/
Taniea677/
Tonsha677/
Taniha677/
Taniaa676/
Thonha676/
Tonsah676/
Taniad675/
Tangna675/
Tonssa674/
Tonyaa674/
Tounza674/
Taniap674/
Tonzza674/
Tonsap674/
Tonsau673/
Tonyha673/
Toñgio673/
Tonyah673/
Thonio673/
Tonnya672/
Tonjya672/
Tonsgo672/
Tonioe672/
Toniho672/
Tonsio672/
Toinio672/
Tognei672/
Tounsa672/
Taania672/
Tounio672/
Thonsa672/
Thanggiah672/
Tangaiyah672/
Tonyaj671/
Thonja671/
Thounaiya671/
Taniat671/
Tonyea671/
Toneah671/
Tonzea671/
Tonsei671/
Taįnia671/
Tonnio671/
Toneau671/
Toonsa671/
Tounja671/
Tounea671/
Dtonza671/
Thonxa671/
Tongno671/
Tonjad671/
Tosnio671/
Thoongnoi671/
Thogna671/
Dtania671/
Tonjay670/

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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
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  • 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 Tongia
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