Tonja Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Tonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tonja (12,239) may also be a first name.
Tonja Demographics
Average Tonja Salary in
United States
$39,692 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tonja (Hindi: टोंग्या) is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 996,001st most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Tonja is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Tonja live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 53,435th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 12,239 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 91 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Tonja Last Name Statistics demography
Tonja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.01% less than the national average, earning $39,692 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tonja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tonja in the Hindi language | ||
| टोंग्या | tongya | - |
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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 Tonja
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