Tongur Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tongur Surname User-submission:

According to our family knowledge Tongur is a name comes from Central Asian Turkic tribes. Its meaning is uncertain. One possibility is that it comes from the words tong and -ur, meaning 'edge tribe'. Another possibility comes from the 'wise organiser', or 'tribe magician', who organises weddings, funerals, musical and ceremonial events.

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Tongur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7101:109,6089,341
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tongur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to our family knowledge Tongur is a name comes from Central Asian Turkic tribes. Its meaning is uncertain. One possibility is that it comes from the words tong and -ur, meaning 'edge tribe'. Another possibility comes from the 'wise organiser', or 'tribe magician', who organises weddings, funerals, musical and ceremonial events. Three to four generations ago there was a separation in the last name, when Turkey begin to record last names, in the early 20th century, a brother chose Tongur and the other chose the Tonguç [Tonguch].

- ilkim.tongur

Tongur Last Name Facts

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

Tongur (Russian: Тонгур) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tongur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 442,751st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,439,826 people. The last name Tongur occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Tongur reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 710 people, or 1 in 109,608. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Konya Province, where 17 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 16 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongour9210/
Tongaur927/
Tongure920/
Togur9155/
Tonur9112/
Toungour863/
Tongor83527/
Tangur83486/
Tungur83360/
Toygur83103/
Tonnur8315/
Thonur837/
Thogur836/
Tonaur835/
Tonure832/
Togure832/
Tokgur832/
Tanggur77190/
Tangure77171/
Tangour7722/
Tonghor7710/
Tonngor777/
Toungor776/
Toughur774/
Thonour773/
Tougour772/
Tangnur772/
Tounour771/
Thongor771/
Touneur771/
Tongorh771/
Tonnaur770/
Toungnoure751/
Tanur731,395/
Togor73991/
Tagur73487/
Tonor7326/
Thonghor7156/
Tanggure714/
Tougoure711/
Thongoor711/
Tanure67711/
Thagur67260/
Tangor67211/
Tanghourt67170/
Tokgür67132/
Tagure67130/
Tannur6799/
Tasgur6763/
Taneur6744/
Taggur6743/
Tanuir6738/
Tanhur6736/
Tanour6728/
Tonnor6721/
Tagaur6716/
Tamnur6715/
Ttagur6713/
Tusingure6711/
Tagour6711/
Tahnur679/
Tasnur676/
Thanur676/
Tohnor675/
Taagur675/
Taguur675/
Touggourt674/
Taghur673/
Toggor673/
Toygür673/
Tumgur672/
Thogor671/
Toughourt671/
Tonhor671/
Taunur671/
Tangür671/
Tüngür671/
Tagurr671/
Tangurova671/
Tanaur671/
Toghor671/

Tongur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tongur in the Russian language
Тонгурtongur-

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