Tonkow Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Tonkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Tonków (1) are calculated separately.

Tonkow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tonkow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tonkow is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Tonków. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonkow? popularity and diffusion

Tonkow is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Tonkow are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,502,187. Other than Poland Tonkow exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonków941/
Tongkow927/
Thongkow8632/
Tongkhow8612/
Tonkov831,667/
Tunkow834/
Tonkob834/
Tankow833/
Toncow831/
Tonkaw831/
Thongkhow8032/
Thongkouw801/
Tonkova772,109/
Tongkaw7790/
Tonkoev7725/
Tangkow7710/
Tonkhaw774/
Tankowa773/
Tongkob773/
Tonkoff772/
Tomnkov771/
Thonkaw771/
Thongkaw71211/
Tongkhaw7155/
Thongkob7144/
Tangkouw718/
Tongkauw714/
Tonckova713/
Tongkawe711/
Tangkhow711/
Thungkow711/
Toonkawe711/
Tongkhuw711/
Tongkaaw711/
Tounkoub711/
Totenkov711/
Tungkoew711/
Tankov672,371/
Tomków67644/
Thongkhaw67265/
Tomkov67185/
Tunkov6754/
Tochenkov6714/
Tunkaw675/
Tankaw675/
Tunków674/
Tankof673/
Toncov673/
Thongkoub671/
Thoongkaw671/
Tumkow671/
Tankob671/
Tanków671/
Tomkaw671/
Thongkawe671/

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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 Tonkow
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