Tonkana Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Tonkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tonkana (66) may also be a first name.
Tonkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tonkana is most common in Botswana. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Tonkana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkana are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tonkana is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 66 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Excluding Botswana it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Lesotho, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongkana | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tounkana | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tankana | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tonkano | 86 | 9 | / |
| Tonkane | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tunkana | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tomkana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tonkani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thongkanha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tongkeanha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tangkana | 80 | 35 | / |
| Tonkangi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Tankanna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thonkane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thankana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tonkoyna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tonkanoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tungkana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toncanna | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thoongkanai | 78 | 5 | / |
| Tangkhana | 75 | 16 | / |
| Tungkanai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thongkany | 75 | 1 | / |
| Theunkana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankaanas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankaanap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tungkaana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankane | 71 | 77 | / |
| Tankani | 71 | 64 | / |
| Thungkanai | 71 | 39 | / |
| Tankano | 71 | 39 | / |
| Tongkeamha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tonkono | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tamkana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tongkamnoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Toncano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongkhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangkangau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonkonoh | 67 | 1,784 | / |
| Thankane | 67 | 393 | / |
| Thungkhanai | 67 | 106 | / |
| Tankouna | 67 | 31 | / |
| Thankani | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tonkoine | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tanceana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tankanit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tankeina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tamkhana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tonkonot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tankanes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tamkanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonkonos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thongkhanit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tomkhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonkoino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonkonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankaani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thumkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankaner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thongkamnit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumkanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thonhkamnoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thongkamnoi | 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 Tonkana
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