Tonyin Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Tonyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tonyin (134) may also be a first name.

Tonyin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonyin is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonyin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tonyin reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 800,975th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 134 people.

The surname Tonyin is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 33 percent reside, Oyo, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Tonyin exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tounyin921/
Thonying868/
Tonyaina861/
Tonhin8322/
Tanyin8313/
Tunyin837/
Tonyen837/
Tonjin835/
Tonien832/
Thonyim7747/
Tonjing7745/
Tonijin7742/
Tunyina7725/
Thonhin773/
Tonnien773/
Tanyien772/
Tunyine772/
Tounien771/
Tognien771/
Tonnyen771/
Tonjuin771/
Tanyina771/
Taanyin771/
Thunyin771/
Thonien771/
Thonyen771/
Tonyeng771/
Tongein770/
Toñin739/
Tognihin7122/
Thongein711/
Tonngein711/
Thonnyim711/
Toniaina711/
Thonnien711/
Tanjin674,679/
Tongen67350/
Tünjin6765/
Tanien6727/
Tanhin6719/
Tanyen6715/
Tonhim6712/
Taniyn6710/
Tunjin679/
Tognen673/
Toniem672/
Tonjen672/
Tanhyn672/
Tunyen671/
Tuniin671/
Tonhen671/

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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 Tonyin
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