Tonto Surname

232,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tonto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Italy1391:439,97647,271
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Thailand1281:551,86294,667
Philippines1141:888,05580,963
India981:7,827,198166,253
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
France291:2,290,439180,028
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England151:3,714,537119,675
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Tontò (1) are calculated separately.

Tonto (1,684) may also be a first name.

Tonto Last Name Facts

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

Tonto (Russian: Тонто) is found most in Ghana. It may occur as a variant: Tontò. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 232,426th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,195,478 people. The last name Tonto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Tonto live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tonto is also the 187,521st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,684 people.

The surname Tonto is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Outside of Ghana this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Tonto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tonto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tonto surname grew 577 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tonto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tonto last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tonto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.83% less than the national average, earning R 31,308 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tontò931/
Tontoh91327/
Thonto91211/
Tontos9155/
Tontoi9142/
Tontou9123/
Tontoy9111/
Tontoa9111/
Tointo912/
Tounto912/
Tontto911/
Tonthop8368/
Tountou8341/
Tonthoi8319/
Tohntoh8311/
Tonthot834/
Tontooe834/
Ttontos833/
Tocinto831/
Thontoa831/
Thontoy831/
Tanto806,866/
Tonta804,616/
Tunto8020/
Tomto801/
Tantoh733,444/
Tantoy732,096/
Tantod731,334/
Thonta73942/
Tounta73821/
Tantot73715/
Tantos73599/
Tantuo73441/
Tontaş73409/
Tontha73158/
Tantou73103/
Tontau7395/
Tantoa7389/
Thunto7347/
Tontta7323/
Tantoo7318/
Tontat7316/
Tantho7313/
Tantoi7311/
Tointa735/
Tuinto734/
Toonta734/
Tontas734/
Tontaa733/
Tomtos733/
Tontad733/
Tuntop733/
Toynta732/
Totnta732/
Tuntos731/
Tontah731/
Toumto731/
Taanto731/
Thanto731/
Tonteu731/
Tuntoy731/
Tomtoh731/
Tosinthop7194/
Thoojntho711/
Tountas671,506/
Tonthat67341/
Thontha67271/
Toontas6733/
Tantost6725/
Tahanto6722/
Tontash6719/
Thontta679/
Tacinto674/
Thontaa673/
Thantho672/
Tomthop672/
Toumtou672/
Thonhta671/
Tuontha671/
Thomnta671/
Tantohe671/
Tounteu671/
Tantois671/
Tohntha671/
Tantosh671/
Tantott670/

Tonto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tonto in the Russian language
Тонтоtonto-

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