Tungkol Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tungkol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tungkol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tungkol (40) may also be a first name.

Tungkol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tungkol is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tungkol? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Tungkol occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Tungkol reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tungkol is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 4,601,737. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 55 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 18 percent reside and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tungcol8655/
Tungkal8622/
Tongkol8613/
Tunkool8612/
Tungkul8610/
Tunckol863/
Thongkol802/
Tungkale801/
Thunkool801/
Tunkal77290/
Tunkul7753/
Tuncol772/
Tonkol771/
Thongkool7523/
Tounkoule751/
Tungcul711,375/
Tongkul7184/
Tungcal7180/
Tongkal7143/
Taunkal713/
Tumkool712/
Tunkule711/
Tuncgul711/
Tunckul711/
Tonckol711/
Tongcol711/
Tounkal711/
Tonkool711/
Thongkul67194/
Tounkale6712/
Thunkule676/
Thongkal676/
Thaunkul674/
Thonkool671/
Thunkale671/
Thongkall631/
Tuncal621,493/
Tonkal62821/
Tumkul6210/
Tongcal5773/
Tuncalp577/
Thonkal576/
Thumkul575/
Tongcul571/
Tuncaalp534/

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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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  • 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 Tungkol
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