Tongwi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Tongwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tongwi (30) may also be a first name.
Tongwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tongwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tongwi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tongwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tongwi live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tongwi is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 30 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Tongwi is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongwih | 92 | 20 | / |
| Thongwi | 92 | 10 | / |
| Tongwei | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tongwai | 92 | 6 | / |
| Thongwai | 86 | 192 | / |
| Thongkwi | 86 | 51 | / |
| Tongkwid | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tongkwit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tongwa | 83 | 821 | / |
| Tongwe | 83 | 797 | / |
| Tangwi | 83 | 201 | / |
| Tongbi | 83 | 187 | / |
| Tongui | 83 | 176 | / |
| Tonkwi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Tungwi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Thongkwid | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tongbai | 77 | 514 | / |
| Thangwi | 77 | 392 | / |
| Thongui | 77 | 209 | / |
| Toungui | 77 | 109 | / |
| Tangwai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Tongway | 77 | 63 | / |
| Tonghui | 77 | 25 | / |
| Tangwei | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tuongvi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tohnkwi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tongkui | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tong'wa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Thongwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tongkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tongwaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tangwie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tungwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tongwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tounkwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonkwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tungwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongvai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thonghui | 71 | 20 | / |
| Thongkwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tongquid | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tonkwich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thoungui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thongkui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thoungbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongue | 67 | 3,457 | / |
| Tangwa | 67 | 3,004 | / |
| Tungwa | 67 | 881 | / |
| Tangwe | 67 | 809 | / |
| Tangui | 67 | 792 | / |
| Tungui | 67 | 564 | / |
| Tongbe | 67 | 437 | / |
| Tungwe | 67 | 126 | / |
| Tangbi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Tungbi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tonkwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tonkwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tonkui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Thongkwoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tonqui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tankwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thongbhai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thongquid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanengwei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tongwi
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