Tonwa Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tonwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonwah91100/
Tonwai9111/
Tonway912/
Tounwa911/
Tonwga911/
Toonwah837/
Tonweah831/
Tonwe801,642/
Tanwa80262/
Tonba80129/
Tonwo8051/
Tunwa8036/
Tonua8031/
Tomwa8016/
Tonwi807/
Tonwy802/
Tonva801/
Thonwuat771/
Tonwee73381/
Tonwei7355/
Tunwai7338/
Tonweh7334/
Tenhwa7333/
Tomwat7321/
Tanway7321/
Tunwah7319/
Tanwai7315/
Tounba738/
Tomway738/
Thanwa736/
Thunwa735/
Tomwua734/
Tanwah734/
Tonbai732/
Toumwa732/
Tounwo732/
Tanhwa731/
Tonmba731/
Tonwer731/
Tonnua731/
Thonba731/
Tatnwa731/
Thonua731/
Toonva731/
Tonwou731/
Tomwai731/
Tamnwa731/
Tahnwa731/
Tonnwe731/
Taunwa731/
Thanwai67208/
Tonnuea6740/
Thonwot6712/
Thonbai675/
Tonwoot675/
Tomnuad672/
Tanwath671/
Thannwa671/
Tamnhwa671/
Tonwoue671/
Toumnwi671/
Tasinwa671/
Thaunwa671/
Tonvaha671/
Tonveha671/
Thanway671/
Tounuay670/

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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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