Tontau Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Tontau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 94 | 1:1,360,046 | 23,299 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Tontau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tontau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tontau occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tontau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tontau is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Tontau occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tontau are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Tontau is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 1,360,046. In Japan Tontau is most common in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 65 percent reside, Toyama Prefecture, where 19 percent reside and Nara Prefecture, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Tontau
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