Tesař Surname

112,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Tesař Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

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Tesař Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4,0361:2,635193
Slovakia641:83,38216,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Tesar (3,198), Tesář (1), Tešar (51) & Tesár (40) are calculated separately.

Tesař Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Tesař means 'carpenter' in the Czech language. The female version is Tesařová.

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Tesař Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tesař (Hindi: टेसर, Marathi: टेसर, Oriya: େଟସର) is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Tesar, Tesář, Tešar or Tesár. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesař? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tesař is the 112,911th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,777,450 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tesař are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 4,036 people, or 1 in 2,635. In Czechia it is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 15 percent live, Prague, where 10 percent live and Vysočina Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Czechia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesar933,198/
Tesář931/
Tešar8751/
Tesár8740/
Teshar73354/
Tessar73347/
Tesarz73141/
Tesare73101/
Teisar7384/
Tescar7357/
Teszar7325/
Thesar7313/
Tesatr733/
Teesar731/
Tejsar731/
Teasar730/
Tessare67105/
Teesaar6744/
Tessard6736/
Tessarz6735/
Tessaur6712/
Tesarzh6711/
Tehsear676/
Tesaire675/
Thetsar674/
Tesaard672/
Thescar671/
Teasard671/
Teessar671/
Teshare671/
Teshaar671/
Tescair671/
Tesaurd671/
Tehshar671/

Tesař Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tesař in the Oriya language
େଟସରetasara-
Tesař in the Marathi language
टेसरtesara-
Tesař in the Hindi language
टेसरtesara53.33
तेसरtesara40
तेसारtesara6.67

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