Tonofa Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Tonofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1171:30,4394,859
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Transnistria291:16,3693,065
Romania211:956,08952,327
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tonofa Last Name Facts

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

Tonofa (Russian: Тонофа) is found most in Moldova. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonofa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Tonofa occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Tonofa live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 30,439. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Soroca District, where 88 percent reside, Căușeni District, where 6 percent reside and Bălți Municipality, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Moldova this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Transnistria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongofa92379/
Tonouffa861/
Tonefa8328/
Tanofa832/
Tonafa831/
Tasnofa771/
Tongofe771/
Tonofeu771/
Tangofa771/
Thonopha71148/
Tonhofer7137/
Tongofio7121/
Thanoofa711/
Tonophas711/
Thonhofer67283/
Tenafa6733/
Tonnhofer6729/
Thonophat6727/
Tonafo6724/
Tanafa6714/
Tanefa6712/
Tunofi678/
Tonefo678/
Tanofo671/
Tonafi671/

Tonofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tonofa in the Russian language
Тонофаtonofa-

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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 Tonofa
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