Tontoe Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tontoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tontoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tontoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tontoe is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tontoe.

How Common Is The Last Name Tontoe? popularity and diffusion

Tontoe is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Tontoe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tontoe are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 83 percent live and Margibi County, where 17 percent live. Besides Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tontoye928/
Tontooe924/
Tontea83149/
Tontey83142/
Tontoi8342/
Tontei8333/
Tontou8323/
Tontoa8311/
Tontoy8311/
Tontie839/
Tontee833/
Tontye832/
Tontae832/
Tonteu831/
Tountou7741/
Tonthoi7719/
Thontue7713/
Tontoya772/
Tontoua772/
Thontae771/
Thontoy771/
Tantohe771/
Tatntoe771/
Tonteya771/
Tontieh771/
Tontiyo771/
Tounteu771/
Thontoa771/
Tontu73501/
Tantowie7147/
Thonthae718/
Thonhtae714/
Tontawee712/
Thountee712/
Tantoy672,096/
Tontuş67425/
Tantee67173/
Tantou67103/
Tontau6795/
Tantoa6789/
Tantea6783/
Tantue6763/
Tantie6743/
Tantey6721/
Tontai6719/
Tantoo6718/
Tontay6716/
Tantoi6711/
Tontus679/
Tomtey675/
Tuntae673/
Tontaa673/
Tanteu672/
Thontawee672/
Thontthae671/
Tantae671/
Thontu671/
Tomtei671/
Thonhthae671/
Tontôi671/
Tontui671/
Tonhtawee671/
Tonthawee671/
Thounthee671/

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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 Tontoe
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