Tõnisson Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tõnisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tõnisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia5671:2,331129
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tonisson (106) & Tönisson (11) are calculated separately.

Tõnisson Last Name Facts

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

Tõnisson is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tonisson or Tönisson. For other possible spellings of Tõnisson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tõnisson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tõnisson is the 557,062nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tõnisson reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Estonia, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 2,331. Other than Estonia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Tõnisson
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