Tounkari Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Tounkari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Tounkari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tounkari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tounkari (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻧﻜﺎﺭﻯ) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tounkari? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tounkari are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Tounkari is most common in: Dosso Region, where 80 percent live and Agadez Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Niger this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tounkarei | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tunkari | 93 | 3 | / |
| Tounkara | 88 | 128,654 | / |
| Tunkkari | 88 | 225 | / |
| Tounkori | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tounkare | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tongkari | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tounkaré | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tounkary | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tounckara | 82 | 46 | / |
| Tounkouri | 82 | 9 | / |
| Tounkhara | 82 | 7 | / |
| Toungkara | 82 | 5 | / |
| Thongkari | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tongkasri | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tounkaraa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Toun'kara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tankari | 80 | 17,451 | / |
| Tunkara | 80 | 5,734 | / |
| Tonkara | 80 | 34 | / |
| Tonkare | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tonkeri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tunkare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thongkatri | 78 | 5 | / |
| Thonkhasri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tankariy | 75 | 1,009 | / |
| Touncara | 75 | 146 | / |
| Tangkari | 75 | 91 | / |
| Thankari | 75 | 26 | / |
| Tankatri | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tunkeare | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tankkari | 75 | 7 | / |
| Taankari | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tonkoiri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Thonkare | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tankario | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tankarai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tankaroi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tankarii | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tunkoori | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tankaeri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tounkora | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tankarri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tankarei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tunkarra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuonkara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankaari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankarui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankqari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toonkara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taunkara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thunkare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tonkaraa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Touncare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thongkhatri | 74 | 65 | / |
| Thongkhasri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tounkoura | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tangkario | 71 | 12 | / |
| Thonkhare | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tangkaris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toonkaira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tankara | 67 | 283 | / |
| Tonkery | 67 | 133 | / |
| Tankare | 67 | 59 | / |
| Tankary | 67 | 53 | / |
| Tangkhaari | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tonkere | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tankori | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tuncara | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tankeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toncary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankaré | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunkere | 67 | 1 | / |
Tounkari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tounkari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﻧﻜﺎﺭﻯ | twnkary | - |
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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
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- 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 Tounkari
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