Tons Surname

261,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,4181:10,922991
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Tõns (38) are calculated separately.

Tons (1,103) may also be a first name.

Tons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tons (Arabic: طنا, Marathi: टोन्स, Russian: Тонс) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can be rendered as: Tõns. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tons is the 261,328th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,851,895 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Tons are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Tons is also the 240,234th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,103 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,418 people, or 1 in 10,922. In Cambodia it is most common in: Takéo Province, where 17 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 14 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Cambodia Tons is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Tons Last Name Statistics demography

Tons earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning R 204,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tõns9238/
Tonse89920/
Toons89167/
Touns8971/
Toins8969/
Toens8937/
Tonns8930/
Tonås8913/
Thons897/
Tuons891/
Tonsh891/
Tonst890/
Toyns890/
Thonse80104/
Tounse8039/
Tosens8013/
Tonsch8012/
Tonsjø803/
Tonshe802/
Tosins801/
Tounst801/
Thoons800/
Thohns800/
Thoins800/
Totens800/
Toms7518,745/
Tans751,246/
Tuns75988/
Tüns75182/
Tonç75166/
Tonz7594/
Tonx751/
Tossens73202/
Tossins7325/
Toggins733/
Tousins731/
Toosens731/
Tottens731/
Tansh671,264/
Tonje67807/
Thans67797/
Tooms67427/
Tonce67347/
Thuns67190/
Tomse67185/
Teuns67180/
Tanse67171/
Tonze67159/
Tonch67137/
Tansø6758/
Toenz6729/
Ttoms6718/
Thüns6715/
Tousenst6712/
Tunst6711/
Tunås677/
Tanns676/
Toums674/
Tuyns674/
Tunse673/
Tuonz672/
Touchins671/
Toonz671/
Tumns671/
Tansp671/
Tom's671/
Toims671/
Ttans671/
Tauns671/
Thonz671/
Tuins670/
Tunns670/

Tons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tons in the Marathi language
टोन्सtonsa-
Tons in the Russian language
Тонсtons-
Tons in the Arabic language
طناtna-
طنtn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tons
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