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

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

Tkáč Last Name Facts

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

Tkáč is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Tkač, Tkáć, Tkác, Tkac or Tkaç. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tkáč? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 163,813th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,750,017 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tkáč are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Tkáč is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 2,221 people, or 1 in 2,403. In Slovakia it is most common in: Prešov Region, where 41 percent are found, Košice Region, where 40 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Slovakia Tkáč is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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