Tonkou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tonkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tonkou (11) may also be a first name.
Tonkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tonkou has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tonkou.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkou live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent live and Zou Department, where 50 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.
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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 Tonkou
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