Tongtur Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tongtur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tongtur Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tongtur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tongtur occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongtur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tongtur live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 97 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Tongtur is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongtour931/
Thongtour88107/
Tangtur8668/
Thongthour821/
Tongthor804/
Thongtor803/
Tangture801/
Tunctur711/
Tangtoor671/
Tangthor671/

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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 Tongtur
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