Tontua Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Abkhazia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Tontua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tontua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Abkhazia241:10,1191,374
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tontua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tontua (Georgian: თონთუა) is more frequently found in Abkhazia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tontua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tontua reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Abkhazo-West Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Abkhazia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 10,119. In Abkhazia Tontua is most frequent in: Sukhumi District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Abkhazia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thontuat865/
Tantua83510/
Tondua83104/
Tuntua833/
Tantuas77166/
Thontwa774/
Tanthua771/
Tantuahs7116/
Tantuhay711/
Tantuhai711/
Tantuo67441/
Tondwa67216/
Tantwa6791/
Tandua6733/
Tuntwa674/
Tumtua671/
Tanduay624/
Tantwad622/
Ttundwa621/
Tundwa5027,910/
Tandwa50239/
Tundua50161/
Tondbo5038/
Tôndwa501/
Tandva501/

Tontua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tontua in the Georgian language
თონთუაtontua-

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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
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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 Tontua
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