Tonuwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Tonuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Tonuwa (13) may also be a first name.
Tonuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tonuwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Tonuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Tonuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Tonuwa are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tonuwa is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Tonuwa is most common in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonuewa | 92 | 158 | / |
| Tonouwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tounuwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Toniwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Tanuwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Tenuwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tonuwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tunuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanuwat | 77 | 37 | / |
| Toniwai | 77 | 19 | / |
| Tonoewa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Thanuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tonuwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanuway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonueva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenuway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tunhuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamnuwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tounouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toïnouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanguway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenywa | 67 | 13,113 | / |
| Taniwa | 67 | 270 | / |
| Tanywa | 67 | 228 | / |
| Thamnuwat | 67 | 86 | / |
| Tanuwe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Toniva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tunuwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tonowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thumnuwat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tunuva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Tonuwa
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