Tonsura Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Belgium

Tonsura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonsura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tonsura (7) may also be a first name.

Tonsura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonsura occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonsura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tonsura is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Tonsura is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Tonsura are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Tonsura is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 67 percent live and Udon Thani Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Thailand this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tounsoura881/
Tansura8622/
Tonsure868/
Tunsura862/
Tonjura861/
Tansurat8089/
Tunsurat804/
Tansoura802/
Tounzoura7512/
Thonsurot7511/
Touncoura754/
Tansuri71177/
Tansora7177/
Tancura719/
Tansuro717/
Tanjura713/
Tanzura712/
Tansure711/
Tansuree675/
Tanchura671/
Tunsuree671/
Thamsura671/
Tanzhura671/
Tonshiro671/
Tamsoura671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tonsura
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