Tonsil Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tonsil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonsil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Tõnsil (15) are calculated separately.

Tonsil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonsil is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tõnsil. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonsil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Tonsil are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tonsil is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Tonsil is most numerous in: Maryland, where 27 percent are found, Georgia, where 18 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Tonsil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tonsil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tonsil last name grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tonsil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tonsil surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Tonsil earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $39,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tõnsil9415/
Tonsilp921/
Tonsill920/
Tansil832,198/
Tunsil83145/
Tongil83108/
Toncil8383/
Tonsel8322/
Tomsil832/
Tansill77331/
Tounsel7784/
Tontjil7783/
Tunsill7752/
Tansiel7723/
Thansil7721/
Tansilp7715/
Touncil772/
Tonsell772/
Tunsilp771/
Tanshil771/
Thongil771/
Tonnsel771/
Tomsilt770/
Tonziel770/
Tunsl735/
Tansl731/
Tondziel717/
Thongilp711/
Tanshill710/
Tounsell710/
Tunshill710/
Tanzil6714,686/
Tanjil677,331/
Toncel672,492/
Tansel671,504/
Tuncil671,308/
Tangil67825/
Tamsil67731/
Tongel67141/
Tancil6784/
Tonzel6760/
Tunsel6733/
Tungil678/
Tunzil671/
Tunçil671/
Tomsel671/
Tannshill670/

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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 Tonsil
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