Tocal Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Tocal Surname User-submission:

The Tocal surname means 'cloud'. Derived from the Classic Mayan word tookal.

This is why this surname is most dense in Guatemala, home to a major amount of modern Maya peoples.

Tocal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2491:406,57951,808
Guatemala1001:160,8273,503
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Tocal (11) may also be a first name.

Tocal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tocal surname means 'cloud'. Derived from the Classic Mayan word tookal.

This is why this surname is most dense in Guatemala, home to a major amount of modern Maya peoples.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Tocal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tocal is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tocal.

How Common Is The Last Name Tocal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 739,868th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. Tocal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Tocal live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tocal is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 406,579. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 55 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 22 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 26 percent are found and Mexico, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tocale9162/
Tocatl9138/
Tochal917/
Toucal911/
Tocail911/
Touchal83784/
Tochale8318/
Toucial830/
Tokal803,445/
Tacal801,468/
Tojal801,151/
Tocol80520/
Tozal80335/
Tucal80253/
Tosal80147/
Tecal8037/
Toqal8024/
Tochaile7716/
Thokal739,247/
Tokale734,531/
Toukal731,448/
Tokkal73206/
Tacail73169/
Tosale73167/
Toysal73147/
Toskal73117/
Tachal7375/
Totkal7369/
Tokail7350/
Tacale7329/
Tokhal7312/
Tascal739/
Tozale737/
Tochol736/
Ttokal735/
Tuchal733/
Togial733/
Todkal732/
Tockol732/
Toikal731/
Tokaal731/
Touqal731/
Tokall731/
Tokayl731/
Thosal731/
Torzal731/
Tuycal731/
Tokalı731/
Totschall711/
Thokale673,497/
Touzalt67443/
Tokault67203/
Tachale67201/
Tosçalı67191/
Thozhal675/
Toudjal675/
Toukale674/
Thosale674/
Thoijal674/
Tokhale674/
Thackal672/
Tascale671/
Tokaslt671/
Toukhal671/
Thhokal671/
Thodkal671/
Thokaal671/
Thokkal671/
Tacsial671/
Thoukal671/
Tousail671/
Tokhail671/
Toocool671/
Touzale671/
Totsall670/
Tachall670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tocal
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