Tounka Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Tounka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Tounka (22) may also be a first name.
Tounka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tounka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tounka is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tounka? popularity and diffusion
Tounka is the 2,121,169th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tounka are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tounka is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 279,341. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 97 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 3 percent are found. Other than Benin Tounka is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 47 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Tounka
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