Tönnies Surname

204,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tönnies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tönnies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9861:40,5365,348
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Austria131:655,03358,041
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

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

The last name Tönnies is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found 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 widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,584,627 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tönnies reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Tönnies is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

Tönnies is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried 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. Not including Germany this surname 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tönnies surname contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tönnes92647/
Tönnis92267/
Thönnes86996/
Tennies86404/
Tønnies865/
Tönnjes862/
Thönnis861/
Tönniss861/
Tnies831/
Toennies80693/
Thinnies8054/
Thönniss807/
Tennis773,125/
Tinnes77881/
Tennes77256/
Tinnis7764/
Tønnes7749/
Tõnnis7732/
Tynnes770/
Toennnies751/
Tnis731/
Thinnes711,735/
Thennes71247/
Toennis71187/
Toennes7187/
Thennis7186/
Tinnesz7154/
Tinnish7129/
Tennese7116/
Thönniß719/
Tenness715/
Tenniss715/
Tinnest712/
Taennis711/
Tennish711/
Tenneus711/
Tiennes711/
Thönnesová711/
Tennges710/
Tennice710/
Tinnise710/
Thinnis710/
Tennets710/
Thoennes671,182/
Thingnes67108/
Tionnais6745/
Tennesse6737/
Tnese6727/
Tnais6717/
Tenniche6710/
Tånes677/
Tnehs673/
Thiennes673/
Thnes673/
Thoennis671/
Tinnetts671/
Tinnesse671/
Tneus671/
Tnest671/
Tnges671/
Tniss670/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis