Tonsu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tonsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tonsu (25) may also be a first name.

Tonsu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonsu is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonsu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Tonsu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Tonsu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Tonsu is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonsau913/
Thonsu911/
Tonsup911/
Toinsu911/
Tounsu911/
Tonsou911/
Toinsui835/
Tounsou835/
Toonsup832/
Tansu801,816/
Toncu80944/
Tunsu80588/
Tomsu80292/
Tonju801/
Tonzu801/
Thoonsup771/
Tansuğ73264/
Tansui73194/
Thansu73183/
Tonjau73137/
Tomsuy7389/
Tonzeu7373/
Tunsui7338/
Tõnsau7336/
Tonchu7334/
Toncou7333/
Tomseu7322/
Tanshu7310/
Tonjou736/
Tansou736/
Thunsu734/
Tonsoo733/
Tansup733/
Tonzou732/
Tansuy732/
Tansau731/
Tunsiu731/
Tomsou731/
Tansiu731/
Thonju731/
Tansus731/
Tonjud731/
Tunsuy731/
Tondjou6712/
Thansup6711/
Tanssou677/
Tondjau675/
Tonchui674/
Tounjau672/
Tomschu672/
Tondjeu672/
Tansout672/
Tondjut671/
Tondjui671/
Toncheu671/
Tonchau671/
Thansut671/
Taunsui671/
Toomsud671/
Toomsup671/
Tonjuis671/
Tonchut671/
Tonchou671/
Tansuha671/
Tansuhs671/

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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 Tonsu
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