Tonte Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Tonte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Ivory Coast1061:217,6539,074
United States801:4,530,737237,840
India531:14,472,932242,024
Romania291:692,34047,921
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Tonté (160) are calculated separately.

Tonte (753) may also be a first name.

Tonte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonte (Hindi: टोंटे) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Tonté. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 574,640th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. The last name Tonte is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Tonte live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 299,476th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 753 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria Tonte is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 67 percent live, Rivers, where 30 percent live and Benue, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Tonte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tonte surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Tonte earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.57% less than the national average, earning $25,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonté93160/
Thonte91234/
Tontea91149/
Tontey91142/
Tonteh9152/
Tontei9133/
Tointe9120/
Tounte9117/
Tontje919/
Tontie919/
Toonte916/
Tontes915/
Tonter913/
Tontee913/
Tonthe912/
Tondte911/
Tonnte911/
Tonteu911/
Toente911/
Tontet910/
Tontez910/
Tont89413/
Tomnteh839/
Thontte833/
Tointer832/
Thonthe831/
Tohnteh831/
Toinete831/
Tontieh831/
Tointhe831/
Tounteu831/
Toontep831/
Tontech831/
Thontep831/
Tonti8012,049/
Tonta804,616/
Tante803,673/
Tomte80816/
Tünte80443/
Tontz80166/
Tonts80113/
Tunte8052/
Tonty8049/
Tondt8044/
Thont8023/
Toint8013/
Tonth8012/
Tount802/
Dtont801/
Toynt800/
Toont800/
Toinette77472/
Thontteh7796/
Thonthet7714/
Thountee772/
Toynette771/
Thuontep771/
Tounta73821/
Tomter73536/
Tanteh73490/
Tanter73457/
Tontti73413/
Thonti73393/
Toinet73266/
Tuinte73218/
Tantet73206/
Tantee73173/
Tontha73158/
Thünte7384/
Tantea7383/
Tounti7367/
Tounty7367/
Tantte7362/
Tanted7359/
Tontis7352/
Tantie7343/
Tontoi7342/
Tantes7340/
Tontch7334/
Tunter7325/
Tontta7323/
Thante7323/
Tantey7321/
Tontai7319/
Tuntes7317/
Tontay7316/
Taunte7316/
Tontoa7311/
Tontoy7311/
Tomthe7311/
Toumte7310/
Tontip739/
Tonnti738/
Tanthe735/
Tomtey735/
Tointa735/
Toonti735/
Toonta734/
Totemd734/
Tontaa733/
Tamnte733/
Tonthi732/
Tontht732/
Tounts732/
Toynta732/
Tanteu732/
Tuntee732/
Thunte731/
Toints731/
Toynts731/
Tomtei731/
Tontii731/
Tontiy731/
Tunnte731/
Tuntet731/
Thonht731/
Tuntte731/
Teunte731/
Taante731/
Toynet731/
Toynth731/
Tomtee731/
Tontui731/
Tontyy731/
Tosent731/
Tantez731/
Tuntea731/
Tuntep731/
Tannte730/
Toonts730/
Thonttteh712/
Thounthee711/
Thonhthep711/
Tant675,762/
Thoinet67191/
Tond67184/
Tousent67118/
Tomt67106/
Tuinete6797/
Tontowa6796/
Tuunter6773/
Tontich6764/
Tasente6758/
Tacente6757/
Toicent6754/
Thomter6740/
Toisent6729/
Tonthoi6719/
Thuinte6716/
Tontysh6713/
Teunter6713/
Tosinth6712/
Toyneti678/
Tontych678/
Tonthai676/
Tanthie675/
Tanthep675/
Tontova674/
Tontaya674/
Tountis674/
Toonthi674/
Toinett673/
Thontaa673/
Thontti673/
Taantee673/
Thonthi673/
Thontip673/
Tousint671/
Tontiss671/
Tuontha671/
Thantte671/
Thontoy671/
Tanteep671/
Teunteu671/
Teuntje671/
Thanteu671/
Tahante671/
Tosient671/
Toinnet671/
Toumthe671/
Toucent671/
Tanteah671/
Thantei671/
Tohntha671/
Toomtee671/
Toumted671/
Toucint671/
Thonhta671/
Thontai671/
Thontoa671/
Thantee671/
Tanteer671/
Tanhter671/
Taunter670/

Tonte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tonte in the Hindi language
टोंटेtonte83.33
तोंतेtonte16.67

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