Tontong Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Tontong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Tontong (89) may also be a first name.
Tontong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tontong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tontong occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tontong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,300,225th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Tontong reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tontong is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 89 people.
Tontong is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,392,097. In Indonesia Tontong is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 60 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 19 percent reside and North Maluku, where 13 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 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 Tontong
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