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 last name Tonkou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tonkou.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tonkou is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkou reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Tonkou is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent are found and Zou Department, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Benin Tonkou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 25 percent are found.
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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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