Tonkoano Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Tonkoano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Tonkoano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonkoano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tonkoano is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tonkoano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkoano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tonkoano is the 3,228,735th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Tonkoano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkoano live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger it is mostly found in: Niamey Capital District, where 97 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Niger Tonkoano occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonkouanou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tankoano | 88 | 70,008 | / |
| Tonkaono | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thongkoanoi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tankouano | 82 | 296 | / |
| Tankoanou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tankoanoa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tankoaano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tankoanop | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tannkoano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Taankoano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tankoanno | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tankouanou | 78 | 128 | / |
| Tankoana | 75 | 126 | / |
| Tamkoano | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tancoano | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tankouana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tankououno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankaono | 50 | 115 | / |
| Tankaona | 50 | 31 | / |
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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 Tonkoano
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