Tonteni Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tonteni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonteni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tonteni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonteni is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonteni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Tonteni are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Tonteni is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most common in: Maranhão, where 100 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thonteni936/
Tontini862,001/
Tontena861/
Tontene861/
Tontonni80113/
Tontinoi801/
Thonthani7510/
Tontannoi755/
Thonthoni751/
Tantini71854/
Tantisenni71166/
Tomtene7110/
Tantena719/
Tontine713/
Tontone713/
Tamteni711/
Tantene711/
Tuntini711/
Thontheany711/
Tontane711/
Tontyne710/
Tantuini679/
Tantinoi675/
Tontonay673/
Tantinai671/
Tontoney671/
Thantani671/
Taantani671/
Tanthani671/

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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 Tonteni
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