Tonkuru Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tonkuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tonkuru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Tonkuru Last Name Facts

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

Tonkuru has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonkuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkuru live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Berea District, where 53 percent are found, Maseru District, where 26 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho Tonkuru occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 42 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongkuru9333/
Tunkuru8654/
Tonkoru869/
Tankuru865/
Tounkourou821/
Thankuru802/
Thunkuuru757/
Tangkurus752/
Tamkuru7140/
Tumkuru717/
Tunkooru675/
Thamkhuru632/
Tankorou531/
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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 Tonkuru
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