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
Tonkou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tonkou is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkou live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tonkou is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
Tonkou is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most common in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent live and Zou Department, where 50 percent live. Besides Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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