Toher Surname

307,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Toher Surname Definition:

Records of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and also modern statistics corroborate Woulfe's statement that Ó Tuachair is the name of two quite distinct septs, one originating in the Ely O'Carroll territory (north Tipperary and south Offaly) and the other belonging to, though not originating in, north Connacht.

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Toher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5401:244,90622,447
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Ireland1331:35,4062,941
England1331:418,93328,433
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1741:25,4592,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Toher (1,928) may also be a first name.

Toher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Records of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and also modern statistics corroborate Woulfe's statement that Ó Tuachair is the name of two quite distinct septs, one originating in the Ely O'Carroll territory (north Tipperary and south Offaly) and the other belonging to, though not originating in, north Connacht. (They came from Ulster and are mentioned in the Annals there as early as 1126).

In modern times the anglicized form of the name of the Connacht sept has usually been spelt Tougher and Togher, while the other tends to be Tooher, which is very numerous in Co. Offaly at the present time: Toher is common to both . In both areas this Gaelic name has sometimes been disguised by being changed first to Tooker and then to the English Tucker. There is, however, no real consistency in these differences of spelling; and when we look, for example, at the “census” of 1659-60 we find both Tougher and Toher listed as principal Irish names in King's County (Offaly). A century earlier when the anglicized forms of Gaelic surnames began to come into regular use, especially in oflicial records, many variant spellings occur such as O'Tuogher in Co. Tipperary and O'Twoghir in Offaly.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Tuachair This is the name of two distinct septs, one of the Ely O’Carroll territory, and the other, which originated in Ulster, of north Connacht. In both locations the name has become Toher, Tooker and even Tucker. SIF 148

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Toher Last Name Facts

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

Toher (Hindi: श्रोजोहर, Marathi: तोहेर) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Toher? popularity and diffusion

Toher is the 307,612th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,934,484 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Toher live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Toher is also the 172,849th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 1,928 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 244,906. In Indonesia Toher is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 66 percent live, South Sumatra, where 9 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Toher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Toher surname expanded 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,663 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Toher last name are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.79% registered to vote for the party.

Toher earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.42% more than the national average, earning $50,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tohier91318/
Thoher9152/
Toeher915/
Tohert911/
Toer89155/
Taher80352,126/
Tohir8015,904/
Thaer80429/
Thoer80167/
Teher80100/
Theur8015/
Toere8010/
Tođer804/
Tuoer802/
Toğer801/
Tooer801/
Toehr801/
Thohir733,922/
Thaher732,097/
Toeehr73204/
Tahier73196/
Htohir7374/
Tahert7361/
Tauher7330/
Taherh7328/
Htaher7325/
Thäger7322/
Tohair7322/
Thaeer7316/
Taaher7315/
Toijer736/
Taheur735/
Tohior734/
Taherr734/
Touihr734/
Tuo'er733/
Tohyor733/
Tahher732/
Thaert732/
Taherd732/
Ttaher732/
Tohirr731/
Dtaher731/
Thaaer731/
Tgaher731/
Tahger731/
T'Aher731/
Tohird731/
Teeher730/
Thoere730/
Tooere730/
Taeher730/
Toyier730/
Taer672,307/
Teär6753/
Teur6745/
Thahier6741/
Tahaher6712/
Tauhert6712/
Thohair679/
Taherth671/
Thaeier671/
Téer671/
Thaaher671/
Theauer671/

Toher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toher in the Marathi language
तोहेरtohera73.33
ताहेरtahera13.33
तोहेरािहमtoheraihama6.67
तोहरtohara6.67
Toher in the Hindi language
श्रोजोहरsrojohara50
तोहेरtohera50

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