Tongwi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tongwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

Tongwi is most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tongwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tongwi is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tongwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tongwi live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common forename worldwide, held by 30 people.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Tongwi is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongwih9220/
Thongwi9210/
Tongwei927/
Tongwai926/
Thongwai86192/
Thongkwi8651/
Tongkwid862/
Tongkwit861/
Tongwa83821/
Tongwe83797/
Tangwi83201/
Tongbi83187/
Tongui83176/
Tonkwi8323/
Tungwi8316/
Thongkwid807/
Tongbai77514/
Thangwi77392/
Thongui77209/
Toungui77109/
Tangwai7793/
Tongway7763/
Tonghui7725/
Tangwei7717/
Tuongvi7713/
Tohnkwi776/
Tongkui776/
Tong'wa774/
Thongwe774/
Tongkwa773/
Tongwaa773/
Tangwie772/
Tungwai772/
Tongwee771/
Tounkwi771/
Toungwe771/
Toungwa771/
Tonkwui771/
Tongweh771/
Tongboi771/
Tungwei771/
Tonghwa771/
Tongvai771/
Thonghui7120/
Thongkwa7110/
Tongquid715/
Tonkwich712/
Thoungui712/
Thongkui712/
Thoungbi711/
Thongboi711/
Thangwai711/
Tongue673,457/
Tangwa673,004/
Tungwa67881/
Tangwe67809/
Tangui67792/
Tungui67564/
Tongbe67437/
Tungwe67126/
Tangbi6780/
Tungbi6745/
Tonkwa6724/
Tonkwe6713/
Tonkui6713/
Thongkwoa679/
Tonqui676/
Tankwi675/
Thongbhai675/
Thongquid673/
Tunkwi671/
Tanengwei671/

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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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