Tonuma Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tonuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2711:471,75014,039
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Tõnuma (1) are calculated separately.

Tonuma Last Name Facts

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

Tonuma is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Tõnuma. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonuma? popularity and diffusion

Tonuma is the 937,786th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Tonuma reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Tonuma is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 471,750. In Japan Tonuma is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 41 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 35 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Japan Tonuma is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tõnuma941/
Toinuma92156/
Tonguma921/
Tanuma839,967/
Tonima833,838/
Tenuma8330/
Tonoma8329/
Tunuma8317/
Toungouma803/
Tounoumga801/
Tanguma771,716/
Tenumah77434/
Thanuma77384/
Tanauma77372/
Tunhuma77151/
Tonhoma77125/
Tanumat7782/
Tonoumi7756/
Tõnumaa7738/
Tunguma7729/
Tohnima7719/
Tonnima774/
Tonimai773/
Tasnuma772/
Tanumai772/
Toonima771/
Tanumas771/
Tounoma771/
Tanouma771/
Tanujma771/
Tunumah771/
Tungumai719/
Tohnimah715/
Thanumas714/
Thunguma712/
Tounoumy711/
Tounoumi711/
Tongumoh711/
Teuneuma711/
Tasnnuma711/
Thunhuma711/
Thahnuma711/
Tanaumas710/
Tanima673,394/
Thonomhai6757/
Tanoma6731/
Tonomo6725/
Tanumi6720/
Tonimo6715/
Tanumo677/
Tenima677/
Tonome677/
Tamnummai672/
Tunumo671/
Toungoumo671/
Tunumi671/
Tanume671/

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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 Tonuma
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