Tonobu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tonobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tonobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonobu is found most in Japan. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tonobu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonobu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Tonobu is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tonobu reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Tonobu is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 9,131,735. In Japan Tonobu is most numerous in: Niigata Prefecture, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Japan it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonobou9235/
Tongobou868/
Tonoubou861/
Tonowu8333/
Tonubu8328/
Tonabu832/
Tounubu776/
Thongnoibu751/
Thonabut7183/
Tounawou711/
Tangobeu711/
Tounabou711/
Tunubu6755/
Tanabu6727/
Tenebu6712/
Tonavu6711/
Tonawu674/
Tenabu673/
Tunabu672/
Toungabou671/

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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
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  • 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 Tonobu
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