Tonkin Surname

41,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Tonkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony,' from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin. Kins becomes is; compare Perks from Perkins, Dawks from Dawkins, &c. (The order of corruption is Perkins, Perkiss, Perkes, Perks.

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Tonkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5,8931:4,581662
United States2,2961:157,86516,125
England2,0551:27,1133,698
South Africa6061:89,40210,950
New Zealand5291:8,5601,476
Canada4261:86,4929,570
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Wales851:36,4063,615
France511:1,302,406132,002
Bulgaria401:174,4739,768
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Chile291:607,46514,668
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Malta181:23,9041,289
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3841:17,6122,550
Wales561:28,0071,576
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:163,04814,833

Tonkin (12) may also be a first name.

Tonkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony,' from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin. Kins becomes is; compare Perks from Perkins, Dawks from Dawkins, &c. (The order of corruption is Perkins, Perkiss, Perkes, Perks.) (a) Bapt. A corruption of Tomkinson and Tomkins; compare Sinkinson and Sinkins for Simkinson and Simkins.

1569. Baptised — The daughter of James Tonkinson: St. Antholin (London).

1603. Buried — Thomas Tunckes: ibid.

1789. Married — John Tonks and Mary Bardwell: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 a double diminutive of Ant(h)ony, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -kin, O.LowTeut. -k-ín] 2 for Tomkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A diminutive of the diminutive Tony, from Anthony.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Diminutive of Antonius. from the Frisian, Tönjes; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tonkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonkin (Arabic: تونكين, Russian: Тонкин) is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/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 Tonkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,287th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 575,636 people. The last name Tonkin is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Tonkin are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 12 people.

The surname Tonkin is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 5,893 people, or 1 in 4,581. In Australia Tonkin is primarily found in: Victoria, where 30 percent are found, New South Wales, where 25 percent are found and South Australia, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Australia Tonkin occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Tonkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tonkin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tonkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tonkin last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States Tonkin are 39.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Tonkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning 276,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 143.47% more than the national average, earning R 578,580 per year; in United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonkina92104/
Tongkin9243/
Tonnkin922/
Tounkin921/
Tonkinn921/
Tonkn911/
Tongkien865/
Tonkienė861/
Toonking861/
Tunkin83304/
Tankin83243/
Tonkyn8392/
Tonken8373/
Toncin8317/
Tonkim830/
Thongkind805/
Thongkien802/
Tankink77339/
Tunkina77265/
Tonquin77256/
Tankina77250/
Tangkin77219/
Tunckin77134/
Tonchin7734/
Tungkin7716/
Tonkyna779/
Tomkink773/
Thoongking752/
Tankn733/
Tongchin71112/
Taankink7153/
Thonkaen7147/
Tongquin7114/
Tongqing712/
Thongken711/
Toomking711/
Tutinkin711/
Tuonkeng711/
Tunkienė711/
Thankinn711/
Tongkuen711/
Thongkoen67135/
Tancin6761/
Tunkyn6730/
Tankinova6724/
Tankyn6718/
Tankinová6717/
Tanken6716/
Thongkaen6710/
Tachinkin6710/
Tunkinova677/
Tusingkin673/
Tonkem671/
Tomqin671/
Tachenkin671/
Thuongkim671/
Thanhkien671/
Tuncin671/
Tunken670/

Tonkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tonkin in the Russian language
Тонкинtonkin-
Tonkin in the Arabic language
تونكينtwnkyn-

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