Tontsa Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tontsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tontsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3191:65,1078,257
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tontsa Last Name Facts

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

Tontsa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tontsa? popularity and diffusion

Tontsa is the 846,108th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. Tontsa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tontsa reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 65,107. In Cameroon Tontsa is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, West Region, where 31 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Equatorial Guinea, where 0 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tontsap9224/
Thontsa9212/
Thonts'a8625/
Thont'sa863/
Tontsaup861/
Tontsi83868/
Tantsa83122/
Tontse836/
Toncsa831/
Tomtsa831/
Thantsa77347/
Thontsi77244/
Thuntsa77213/
Tonts'i77111/
Tontsop7791/
Tantsay7769/
Tont'si7751/
Tontshi7743/
Tontcha7733/
Tontzos7717/
Tantsha776/
Thontša772/
Toentse771/
Thontsy771/
Tonca73759/
Tonza73224/
Tonţa735/
Tonća731/
Thantsha711,788/
Thunts'a7198/
Tontchap7143/
Thuntsha7136/
Thanthsa7123/
Thunt'sa7111/
Tountsop718/
Tountcha713/
Tondseau711/
Tountzai711/
Thonts'i711/
Tantsi672,233/
Toncea67481/
Tancsa67275/
Tantsy6782/
Toncha6743/
Tomtsi6731/
Tonzai6730/
Tantse6729/
Tondse6728/
Toncay6724/
Tuntse6713/
Tantja679/
Tontši679/
Táncsa678/
Tamtsa678/
Tountsios676/
Tonzza674/
Tounza674/
Tantso673/
Toncia673/
Tomtso672/
Tonzea671/
Tonzah671/
Tomtse671/
Tountchap671/
Tandsa671/
Tantca671/
Tantza671/
Dtonza671/

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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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  • 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 Tontsa
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