Tongok Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Tongok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Tongok (10) may also be a first name.
Tongok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tongok (Russian: Тонгок) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongok? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Tongok reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Tongok is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 50 percent live, Penang, where 25 percent live and Selangor, where 25 percent live. Other than Malaysia Tongok exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tongok Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tongok in the Russian language | ||
| Тонгок | tongok | - |
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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 Tongok
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