Tounkra Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tounkra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Tounkra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tounkra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tounkra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻧﻜﺎﺭﺍ) is most common in Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tounkra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tounkra reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Mande Africa.
The last name Tounkra is most frequently occurring in Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,916,908. In Guinea Tounkra is primarily found in: Faranah Region, where 50 percent are found and Nzérékoré Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found and Senegal, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkra | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tonkra | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tonkrai | 86 | 78 | / |
| Toenkra | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tonkrah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tongkra | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tunkrah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tonkray | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tounkrer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tankra | 77 | 14 | / |
| Thongkrai | 75 | 246 | / |
| Thongkrau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tonkrahat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tungkhrat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thongkray | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toncray | 71 | 222 | / |
| Thongkhrai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonkrit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tankraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thonkhro | 67 | 59 | / |
| Thankrai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thongkri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tongkrod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tongkroy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tangkrat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tankratz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tongkrot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongkrit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongkred | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thomkrai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thankraj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonckrod | 67 | 0 | / |
Tounkra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tounkra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﻧﻜﺎﺭﺍ | twnkara | - |
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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 Tounkra
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