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
Tonwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tonwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 758,524th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tonwa are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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