Tonkun Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tonkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tonkun Last Name Facts

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

Tonkun is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonkun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Tonkun are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,765,959. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Rayong Province, where 63 percent are found, Chiang Rai Province, where 10 percent are found and Lamphun Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 2 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 Tonkun
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