Tonkumoh Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tonkumoh Surname User-submission:

The Tonkumoh surname means 'not as you think'.

Tonkumoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Tonkumoh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tonkumoh surname means 'not as you think'.

- tonkukoh

Tonkumoh Last Name Facts

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

Tonkumoh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tonkumoh.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonkumoh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Tonkumoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tonkumoh live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 65 percent live, Delta, where 26 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria Tonkumoh occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Tonkumoh Last Name Statistics demography

Tonkumoh earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tounkumoh941/
Tonkumo93104/
Tonkomoh881/
Tonkumou881/
Tonkomo802/
Tankumo801/
Tangkumah716/
Tankuma672/
Thongkumma671/
Tangkumahat6384/
Tangkuma638/
Thankuma631/
Thongkhomuo631/
Thankumma59166/
Thankhuma5913/
Tongkomma591/
Thangkhuma5614/
Tangkumaat562/
Thongkomma561/
Tankoma5374/
Thankima501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tonkumoh
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