Thoka Surname
Approximately 5,397 people bear this surname
Thoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,797 | 1:14,269 | 1,798 |
| India | 1,038 | 1:738,984 | 33,803 |
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Thoka (692) may also be a first name.
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Thoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thoka (Hindi: ठोका, Marathi: ठोका) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thoka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thoka is the 88,958th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,350,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Thoka reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 314,325th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 692 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,797 people, or 1 in 14,269. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and North West, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Thoka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thoka surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Thoka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning R 173,076 per year and in United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thoka in the Hindi language | ||
| ठोका | thoka | 75 |
| ठोक | thoka | 25 |
| Thoka in the Marathi language | ||
| ठोका | thoka | 35 |
| थोका | thoka | 20 |
| ठोकळ | thokala | 10 |
| धोका | dhoka | 10 |
| ठोक | thoka | 10 |
| ढोक | dhoka | 10 |
| ठाकरे | thakare | 5 |
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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
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- 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 Thoka
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