Tohar Surname

277,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tohar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0171:130,03913,024
Malaysia1911:154,4209,603
India781:9,834,172191,207
Israel251:342,30528,607
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Tohar (3,113) may also be a first name.

Tohar Last Name Facts

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

Tohar (Hindi: तोहर, Marathi: तोहर, Oriya: େତାହର) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tohar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohar? popularity and diffusion

Tohar is the 277,773rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,227,795 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tohar live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 129,155th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 3,113 people.

Tohar is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,017 people, or 1 in 130,039. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Java, where 38 percent live, East Java, where 20 percent live and West Java, where 17 percent live. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Tohar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tohar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tohar Last Name Statistics demography

Tohar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.47% less than the national average, earning $30,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thohar91179/
Tohair9122/
Toahar9111/
Tohart914/
Tohhar912/
Tohaar911/
Toar891,290/
Touahar83763/
Thohair839/
Thohard831/
Thoar80174/
Toare80124/
Toard8076/
Thaor8061/
Touar8029/
Tohor8026/
Toart804/
Toair802/
Tooar802/
Toear801/
Toarh801/
Thohardt770/
Tahhar73337/
Touart73252/
Thaore7338/
Thoart7310/
Touard739/
Touare737/
Thoare737/
Tojjar735/
Toyear735/
Thaour735/
Thoard733/
Tahgar733/
Tojhor733/
Touair733/
Touahr732/
Thohor732/
Thaaur731/
Togiar731/
Toarre731/
Toohor731/
Touarz731/
Tojiar731/
Thaoor731/
Thouard67323/
Taor6778/
Thouart6716/
Toór6713/
Tohoure671/
Touahre671/
Touairt671/
Thoasre671/
Thahhar671/

Tohar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tohar in the Oriya language
େତାହରetahara-
Tohar in the Hindi language
तोहरtohara95.24
टोहरtohara4.76
Tohar in the Marathi language
तोहरtohara88.6
तोहारtohara5.18
टोहरे़tohare1.04
लोहरlohara0.52
फारphara0.52

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Footnotes

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