Tongue is used as a family name or surname in Cameroon. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tongue
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Cameroon
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tongue

How popular is Tongue?

Tongue is common in Cameroon.

Tongue is ranked 111114 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tongues plummeted by 0.5263158 per cent to 567 since 2000 and slipped by 1985 spots and ranked at 38902. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.49 70.35
Black 30.34 28.25
Others 1.94 1.23
Hispanic or Latino 1.06 0
Tongue is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Cameroon. Around 3674 people have been found who wears Tongue as their family name. Tongue is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,478 South Africa2
18,718 Thailand2
65,594 Belgium2
54,641 Sweden2
18,035 Egypt2
28,083 Romania2
698 Antigua and Barbuda2
91,784 Netherlands2
118,441 Germany2
219,873 France2
36,678 Singapore1
174,544 Czech Republic1
3,307 Malta1
58,885 Poland1
13,447 Uganda1
5,553 Taiwan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
7,279 Wales45
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
80,054 Spain18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,394 New Zealand73
56,416 Canada53
Countries with hundreds of Tongue:
41,956 United States658
11,611 Australia240
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
Countries with thousands of Tongue:
5,729 England1,248
3,271 Cameroon1,090
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 25 years old immigrant Ellen Tongue who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on June 9, 1851 by Rebecca put out from Liverpool. Thomas Tongue, aged 26, Samuel Tongue (24) Tailoress, are other Tongue that migrated to US.

Tongue Namesakes

  • Carole Tongue, Member of Parliament
  • Carole Tongue, Member of Parliament
  • Alan Tongue, Rugby Player
  • Reggie Tongue, Football player
  • The Tongue, Musical Artist
  • The Tongue, Musical Artist
  • Roland Tongue, Television Editor
  • Sheridan Tongue, Film music composer
  • The Tongue, Musical Artist
  • Gnaw Their Tongues, Instrumentalist

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