Tkáč Surname

163,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Tkáč Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'weaver'.

Tkáč Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2,2211:2,40393
Czechia4281:24,8453,881
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Tkač (361), Tkáć (2), Tkác (1), Tkac (689) & Tkaç (13) are calculated separately.

Tkáč Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'weaver'.

- dusantkac
DNA test information

Tkáč Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tkáč is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Tkač, Tkáć, Tkác, Tkac or Tkaç. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tkáč? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,813th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,750,017 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tkáč live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 2,221 people, or 1 in 2,403. In Slovakia Tkáč is most numerous in: Prešov Region, where 41 percent reside, Košice Region, where 40 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tkač92361/
Tkáć922/
Tkác921/
Takáč893,053/
Tekáč8964/
Tokáč891/
Tkac83689/
Tkaç8313/
Tkoč7518/
Tkáčova731/
Takač672,904/
Tukač67191/
Tokič6731/
Tykač6716/
Tkács6711/
Tekač676/
Tokač675/
Takác672/
Tukič671/
Tkácz671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tkáč
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