Tönnies Surname
Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname
Tönnies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,986 | 1:40,536 | 5,348 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Tönnies (19) may also be a first name.
Tönnies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tönnies Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tönnies is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tönnies click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tönnies? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 204,371st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,584,627 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tönnies are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,986 people, or 1 in 40,536. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany Tönnies exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Tönnies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tönnies has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tönnies surname decreased 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tönnes | 92 | 647 | / |
| Tönnis | 92 | 267 | / |
| Thönnes | 86 | 996 | / |
| Tennies | 86 | 404 | / |
| Tønnies | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tönnjes | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thönnis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tönniss | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tnies | 83 | 1 | / |
| Toennies | 80 | 693 | / |
| Thinnies | 80 | 54 | / |
| Thönniss | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tennis | 77 | 3,125 | / |
| Tinnes | 77 | 881 | / |
| Tennes | 77 | 256 | / |
| Tinnis | 77 | 64 | / |
| Tønnes | 77 | 49 | / |
| Tõnnis | 77 | 32 | / |
| Tynnes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Toennnies | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tnis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thinnes | 71 | 1,735 | / |
| Thennes | 71 | 247 | / |
| Toennis | 71 | 187 | / |
| Toennes | 71 | 87 | / |
| Thennis | 71 | 86 | / |
| Tinnesz | 71 | 54 | / |
| Tinnish | 71 | 29 | / |
| Tennese | 71 | 16 | / |
| Thönniß | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tenness | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tenniss | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tinnest | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taennis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tennish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenneus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiennes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thönnesová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tennges | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tennice | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tinnise | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thinnis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tennets | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thoennes | 67 | 1,182 | / |
| Thingnes | 67 | 108 | / |
| Tionnais | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tennesse | 67 | 37 | / |
| Tnese | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tnais | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tenniche | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tånes | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tnehs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thiennes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thnes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thoennis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinnetts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinnesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tneus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tniss | 67 | 0 | / |
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Tönnies Reference & Research
Tonjes FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Tonjes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Tönnies
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis