Tonkoua Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Tonkoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 214 | 1:48,297 | 6,111 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tonkoua (17) may also be a first name.
Tonkoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonkoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tonkoua is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tonkoua.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkoua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,125,333rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Tonkoua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkoua reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 48,297. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 76 percent live, Borgou Department, where 14 percent live and Alibori Department, where 7 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tounkoua | 93 | 8 | / |
| Tonkoa | 92 | 22 | / |
| Tankoua | 86 | 2,222 | / |
| Thonkoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tonkouo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tonkoui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tomkoua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tongkuea | 80 | 56 | / |
| Tounkoui | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tonkouei | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tongkoat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Teunkoua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tanckoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangkoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tounkouy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tankoa | 77 | 51 | / |
| Tonkao | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tonkoe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tonkae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahankoua | 75 | 30 | / |
| Tounkohou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Thongkoat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thongkhoa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tonkaeo | 71 | 335 | / |
| Tankouo | 71 | 189 | / |
| Tounkoe | 71 | 76 | / |
| Tongkoe | 71 | 65 | / |
| Tongkao | 71 | 32 | / |
| Tonkhao | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tonkaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tongcoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thongkhoat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tankoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahangkoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thonkao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tankaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongkao | 67 | 541 | / |
| Thankuea | 67 | 71 | / |
| Tongkhao | 67 | 60 | / |
| Tangkuha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Thongkae | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thonkhao | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tongkoet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tongkaeo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tongkoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thunkuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tongkeaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tongkoed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tonkayya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tongkoer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tounkoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tongkawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahankoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongkeao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toonkaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toonkawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thonkeaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonggkoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thonkoet | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tonkoua
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