Tonkwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Tonkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Tonkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tonkwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonkwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tonkwa is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Tonkwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonkwa live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 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 Tonkwa
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