Tongov Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tongov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5031:352,17219,002
Bulgaria171:410,52419,195
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tongov (103) may also be a first name.

Tongov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tongov (Russian: Тонгов) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 593,568th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tongov are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 103 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 352,172. In Nigeria Tongov is most prevalent in: Benue, where 93 percent live, Kaduna, where 2 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongova9221/
Tongouv924/
Tonov91568/
Togov9114/
Tonova83742/
Tongob83171/
Toinov8328/
Tomnov8320/
Tongop8315/
Togova835/
Tonnov834/
Tounov833/
Tosnov833/
Tangov833/
Totnov831/
Toynov831/
Toggov831/
Tongovova802/
Tongope7728/
Tangova7722/
Thongob779/
Thongop779/
Toinova776/
Tonnova773/
Tonggob772/
Tongiev772/
Toonova771/
Tonggop771/
Tongofe771/
Tongoub771/
Tanov73969/
Tõnov7312/
Tonow734/
Togob734/
Tagov734/
Tonob732/
Tonof732/
Toungoup7110/
Thonghow714/
Tongophe711/
Tanova671,353/
Tangob67264/
Teunov67120/
Tonoff6772/
Taunov6733/
Togowa6730/
Tõnnov6724/
Tangop6724/
Taanov6717/
Tongab6713/
Tangow6713/
Tongap673/
Tongaw673/
Tonnob672/
Tannov672/
Tounow671/
Tanovs671/
Tagova671/
Tamnov671/
Togoub671/
Tonowa671/
Tonhof670/

Tongov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tongov in the Russian language
Тонговtongov-

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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 Tongov
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