Tonwa Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Tonwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 369 | 1:200,216 | 19,970 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tonwa (15) may also be a first name.
Tonwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tonwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tonwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tonwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tonwa is the 758,524th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonwa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tonwa is also the 2,900,335th most common first name internationally, held by 15 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonwah | 91 | 100 | / |
| Tonwai | 91 | 11 | / |
| Tonway | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tounwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tonwga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Toonwah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tonweah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tonwe | 80 | 1,642 | / |
| Tanwa | 80 | 262 | / |
| Tonba | 80 | 129 | / |
| Tonwo | 80 | 51 | / |
| Tunwa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Tonua | 80 | 31 | / |
| Tomwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tonwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tonwy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tonva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thonwuat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonwee | 73 | 381 | / |
| Tonwei | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tunwai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Tonweh | 73 | 34 | / |
| Tenhwa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tomwat | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tanway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tunwah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tanwai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tounba | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tomway | 73 | 8 | / |
| Thanwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Thunwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tomwua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tanwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tonbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toumwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tounwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tanhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thonba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tatnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thonua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toonva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tamnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonnwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thanwai | 67 | 208 | / |
| Tonnuea | 67 | 40 | / |
| Thonwot | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thonbai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tonwoot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tomnuad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thannwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamnhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonvaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonveha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounuay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tonwa
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