Tonisi Surname

304,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tonisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1561:46,8675,971
Solomon Islands541:10,7411,884
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tonisi (29) may also be a first name.

Tonisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonisi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tonisi is the 304,881st most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,867,589 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tonisi are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

Tonisi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,156 people, or 1 in 46,867. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Tonisi Last Name Statistics demography

Tonisi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning R 139,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonishi92549/
Tonissi9293/
Tounisi925/
Tonnisi921/
Tongisi921/
Thonisi921/
Tognissi86128/
Tounissi865/
Thonissi861/
Tonissai861/
Tonitshi861/
Tonise83463/
Tunisi83293/
Tenisi83200/
Tanisi83187/
Tonesi83115/
Tonisa8382/
Tonici8361/
Tonigi8318/
Tonizi8316/
Tonusi832/
Tonisy831/
Tonhsi831/
Toniji831/
Tonussi77625/
Tanishi77462/
Tonichi77179/
Tanaisi7765/
Tounici7762/
Tanisei7761/
Tangisi7734/
Tonizzi7731/
Tonessi7722/
Tunissi7722/
Tenissi7721/
Tenishi7718/
Tonisha7717/
Tounesi7715/
Tanisih7711/
Tanoisi775/
Tanisai775/
Thonigi774/
Tognizi774/
Taunisi773/
Tunishi772/
Toneise771/
Tanisić771/
Tunnisi771/
Tunisie771/
Toniges771/
Tonysie771/
Tanissi771/
Tonisoa771/
Tonitse771/
Tonisee771/
Thanisi771/
Thonise771/
Toniese770/
Tognisse71489/
Tonitsoy71371/
Taneishi71285/
Tonniges71283/
Tannisai7110/
Tonaiser719/
Tounessi716/
Tonnisha712/
Toneiser712/
Toonisha711/
Toonnisa711/
Tonicich711/
Tonischa711/
Tonniggi711/
Tanaishi711/
Tunaishi711/
Tungishi711/
Thenaisi711/
Toneessi711/
Tognidji711/
Tunissie711/
Toniesha710/
Tanesi67829/
Tunisa67684/
Tanisa67636/
Tanusi67564/
Thenaisie67401/
Tonuzi67371/
Toniza67301/
Taniji67260/
Tanise67152/
Tonezi6774/
Thungishi6755/
Tonuci6754/
Tunici6743/
Tanizi6740/
Tonesa6734/
Tonese6734/
Tonhaiser6724/
Tõnise6723/
Tonegi6717/
Tognisseh6713/
Tonheiser6713/
Tenise6712/
Tunise679/
Tonjji678/
Tanigi678/
Tanici675/
Tenizi672/
Tanhsi672/
Tonuçi672/
Tonice671/
Tonuse671/
Tonize671/
Tunizi671/
Thannisai671/
Taungissi670/

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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 Tonisi
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