Tongson Surname

219,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Tongson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4131:71,64812,338
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Guam81:20,0153,029
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Tongson (38) may also be a first name.

Tongson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tongson is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tongson is the 219,675th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,915,930 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Tongson reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tongson is also the 1,662,754th most numerous forename globally It is held by 38 people.

It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,413 people, or 1 in 71,648. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Luzon, where 24 percent live, National Capital Region, where 21 percent live and Ilocos, where 16 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Tongson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tongson surname are 10.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.86% registered with the party.

The amount Tongson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.52% less than the national average, earning $30,048 CAD per year.

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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 Tongson
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