Tonk Surname

204,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Aruba

Tonk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6081:1,261,62149,995
Iran3871:198,40416,060
Turkey2761:281,96218,815
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Netherlands1671:101,12116,397
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Chile551:320,3009,085
Afghanistan321:1,004,7879,548
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Aruba181:5,749789
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
East Timor11:1,215,928507
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Tonk (79) may also be a first name.

Tonk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonk (Hindi: टोंक, Marathi: टॉंक, Russian: Тонк) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tonk is the 204,545th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,588,157 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Tonk are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 30 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 79 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 1,261,621. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent are found, Delhi, where 25 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Turkey, where 14 percent are found.

Tonk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tonk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tonk last name rose 519 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tonk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tonk last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the political party.

Tonk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonke89319/
Toonk89159/
Tonkh8914/
Toink8911/
Tonck899/
Thonk896/
Toenk895/
Tounk894/
Tongk892/
Tonnk891/
Thonke80262/
Tongke8061/
Thongk8021/
Toinke8019/
Toncks8011/
Tounke808/
Thounk803/
Thonck803/
Tonkhe801/
Tosink801/
Tonkss801/
Thoynk800/
Tong752,156,251/
Tank7524,511/
Tunk75639/
Tünk75474/
Tonc75122/
Tonq758/
Tonx751/
Tonkova732,109/
Tonková73308/
Toungke7314/
Thoncke7311/
Tonggke732/
Thongke731/
Thonkhe731/
Thongkh731/
Thong67109,938/
Tuong6730,905/
Tanke672,624/
Toong671,515/
Taunk671,073/
Taank67972/
Toung67857/
Tanck67769/
Tongs67607/
Thank67541/
Toing67423/
Tunke67285/
Toeng67210/
Tongg6781/
Tuink6762/
Tahnk6728/
Tannk6727/
Tongp6719/
Tankh6712/
Toncs6711/
Htong677/
Tungk676/
Thunk674/
Tomks674/
Tanık674/
Tonckova673/
Tamnk673/
Tohng673/
Tunck672/
Ttong672/
Tankc672/
Tankg672/
Tuïnk672/
Totng672/
Tongh672/
Tangk672/
Toncková671/
Toyng671/
Toinc671/
Tusnk671/
Tonqe671/
Dtank671/
Tongq671/
Tongt671/
Tonng671/
Tgong671/
Tankt671/
Dtong671/
Tosng670/
Teunk670/

Tonk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tonk in the Marathi language
टॉंकtonka70
टॉकtoka30
Tonk in the Hindi language
टोंकtonka62.11
टांकtanka23.16
टॉकtoka9.47
टॉंकtonka3.16
तोंकtonka2.11
Tonk in the Russian language
Тонкtonk-

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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 Tonk
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