Tony Surname

9,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Tony Surname Definition:

A diminutive of Ant(h)ony, q.v.

Tony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,2501:13,3691,347
Egypt7,5961:12,1031,442
Angola7,2961:3,699549
South Sudan4,2271:2,701529
Papua New Guinea3,5441:2,30192
Bangladesh2,8841:55,2552,925
United States2,5941:139,73014,551
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
India1,3771:557,05527,341
Indonesia1,2881:102,67810,565
Malaysia1,1871:24,8482,237
Cambodia9431:16,4231,188
Togo7351:9,8612,446
France6971:95,29813,902
Hong Kong6041:12,145346
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
England5861:95,08210,146
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Australia5091:53,0376,550
Haiti5071:21,0731,730
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Portugal3961:26,3091,716
Vanuatu3931:670148
Kenya3921:117,8069,903
Canada3021:122,00512,798
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United Arab Emirates2811:32,6063,508
New Zealand2781:16,2892,840
Solomon Islands2671:2,172184
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Burkina Faso2281:80,4922,846
Brazil1871:1,144,78339,854
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Congo1211:41,2323,889
Italy1211:505,42750,992
Iran1081:710,94937,133
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
China1011:13,537,837807
Liberia1001:44,0854,004
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Pakistan951:1,880,46218,577
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Benin621:166,70316,738
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Vietnam341:2,724,8842,260
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Israel271:316,94927,106
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Syria221:877,3196,367
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Wales201:154,72710,755
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Austria151:567,69652,281
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Gambia41:480,863548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Laos41:1,647,081888
Malta41:107,5681,849
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6491:77,3798,221

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

Tony (1,285,024) may also be a first name.

Tony Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Ant(h)ony, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Tona. Tonnay; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Tony Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tony (Arabic: تونى, Hindi: टोनी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Toñy. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tony? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tony is the 9,618th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 124,128 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Tony reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 620th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 1,285,024 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,250 people, or 1 in 13,369. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 22 percent reside, Delta, where 10 percent reside and Edo, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 155 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Angola, where 12 percent reside.

Tony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tony has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tony last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,907 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 338 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (63%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Tony are 4.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Tony earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.54% less than the national average, earning R 174,564 per year; in United States they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $36,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toñy921/
Tonny8930,418/
Toney8926,298/
Tonoy894,679/
Touny892,361/
Tonay89551/
Tonyo89310/
Tonyi89285/
Toony89179/
Toiny899/
Toniy898/
Tuony898/
Tohny892/
Tonuy892/
Tonyh891/
Tonhy890/
Tosny890/
Tonney80942/
Tomney80637/
Thoeny80428/
Tosney80348/
Totney80262/
Tongoy80253/
Tongay80202/
Thouny80160/
Tomnay80136/
Thoney80100/
Tonhay8099/
Touney8098/
Tooney8091/
Totnay8059/
Toneys8032/
Tonaya8027/
Tongey8020/
Tonnay8015/
Tohnny8011/
Toiney808/
Tuoney804/
Tounay804/
Tonnoy804/
Toonyy804/
Tonhuy804/
Togney803/
Thonay803/
Thonoy803/
Toniey802/
Tonahy802/
Toonyo801/
Toenoy801/
Toonny801/
Tomnny801/
Tonhyi801/
Tognoy801/
Thonyi801/
Tonnyy801/
Tomnyi801/
Tohnoy801/
Tomnoy801/
Toonoy801/
Tosnay800/
Toenny800/
Tonhey800/
Toonay800/
Tonehy800/
Toonuy800/
Toohny800/
Toni7543,959/
Tona7520,613/
Tone7518,874/
Tany751,232/
Tuny75915/
Tonh7572/
Toná756/
Tonj755/
Toné754/
Thonney73726/
Tongnoy73133/
Thonyoy734/
Toomney731/
Tonnnyi731/
Tongney731/
Tounaya731/
Thounyo731/
Tongaya731/
Tonguuy731/
Toomnoy731/
Thonnoy731/
Thongey731/
Thomnay730/
Tottney730/
Toumney730/
Toonney730/
Toosnay730/
Tomgney730/
Toenney730/
Tounney730/
Thuoney730/
Tougney730/
Tousney730/
Toysney730/
Thoeney730/
Tounnay730/
Thooney730/
Tonui6721,584/
Tonni6720,297/
Toner6715,495/
Tonge6715,474/
Togni6710,456/
Tanny679,947/
Tanyi679,412/
Tunay678,584/
Tonai677,756/
Tonet676,344/
Tanay675,382/
Toone673,930/
Toune673,693/
Tonne673,545/
Tonna673,360/
Tanoy672,504/
Tongi672,326/
Tones672,196/
Toyne672,193/
Thone671,625/
Touna671,494/
Thoni671,494/
Tunny671,435/
Tonio671,395/
Touni671,319/
Tonea67974/
Tonis67854/
Toneh67833/
Taney67809/
Tonje67807/
Tüney67793/
Tuone67687/
Tanyo67627/
Tonoi67509/
Thany67486/
Toona67387/
Toneu67384/
Taniy67334/
Thoné67244/
Tosne67235/
Thuny67228/
Tunyi67206/
Thongnoy67184/
Thongnuy67157/
Tonhi67156/
Tuniy67128/
Toina67112/
Tuney67108/
Tuoni67105/
Tonaj67104/
Thongney6792/
Tonie6791/
Tonih6786/
Tohni6786/
Tünay6778/
Tunyo6772/
Toini6763/
Tonei6760/
Tonit6754/
Toniz6750/
Tonee6747/
Toeni6738/
Togne6734/
Tonej6733/
Toine6732/
Tomni6732/
Tónay6731/
Toneţ6729/
Tonhe6728/
Thongaya6724/
Tonez6722/
Tonhá6722/
Tonné6719/
Totni6716/
Tonér6716/
Tonep6712/
Touné6710/
Tochenny679/
Tauny679/
Tohne678/
Tonii678/
Tonip677/
Toyna677/
Toene677/
Tanuy676/
Htone675/
Toyni675/
Tunoy675/
Ttany674/
Ttona674/
Tunyp674/
Taany674/
Tomne674/
Tosni674/
Toneț674/
Tonoa674/
Tonid674/
Ttoni673/
Tanyy673/
Toned673/
Tuona673/
Tonij673/
Tonaa672/
Tuiny672/
Tunuy672/
Tanyh672/
Tojne671/
Tojni671/
Tanhy671/
Túnyi671/
Tonța671/
Thyny671/
Toinh671/
Tgany671/
Toïna671/
Toïne671/
Tuuny671/
Thongnay671/
Tatny671/
Totne670/
Teuny670/

Tony Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tony in the Hindi language
टोनीtoni98.28
टॉनीtoni1.72
Tony in the Arabic language
تونىtwny-
طونىtwny-

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