Tontsi Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tontsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tontsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7331:73,9129,195
Lesotho1341:15,1683,296
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tontši (9) are calculated separately.

Tontsi (23) may also be a first name.

Tontsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tontsi is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms: Tontši. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tontsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 403,960th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tontsi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 23 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 733 people, or 1 in 73,912. In South Africa Tontsi is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa Tontsi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Tontsi Last Name Statistics demography

Tontsi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.23% less than the national average, earning R 182,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tontši949/
Thontsi92244/
Tonts'i92111/
Tont'si9251/
Tontshi9243/
Thonts'i861/
Tantsi832,233/
Tontsa83324/
Tomtsi8331/
Tontji837/
Tontse836/
Thantsi77933/
Tantsis77257/
Thuntsi77180/
Tomtsis7724/
Tant'si7711/
Tantsui777/
Tants'i777/
Tantsie776/
Thomtsi774/
Tuntshi774/
Tontchi772/
Toentse771/
Tountzi771/
Htantsi771/
Thontsy771/
Tantshi771/
Tantsyi771/
Tonzi73204/
Tonci73183/
Tonći731/
Thants'i71127/
Tantsits7139/
Tountzis7136/
Thunts'i7134/
Thant'si7125/
Thantshi7123/
Thantsie7121/
Thuntshi714/
Thont'sa713/
Thunt'si711/
Tonntges711/
Tountzai711/
Tounzi67955/
Tounci67281/
Tonchi67200/
Tantsa67122/
Tantsy6782/
Thonzi6779/
Tandsi6769/
Tonzai6730/
Tantse6729/
Tondse6728/
Tuntse6713/
Tontje679/
Tondzi673/
Tantzi671/
Toncsa671/
Tomtse671/
Tamtsi671/
Tantji671/

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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 Tontsi
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