Tohor Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tohor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Tohor (383) may also be a first name.

Tohor Last Name Facts

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

Tohor is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tohor is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Tohor live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tohor is also the 442,958th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 383 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Tohor is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 100 percent live. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 19 percent live.

Tohor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tohor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tohor surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tojhor913/
Thohor912/
Toohor911/
Tohoure831/
Tohar801,394/
Tahor80337/
Thoar80174/
Toyor80157/
Thaor8061/
Tojor803/
Tooor802/
Tooar802/
Taoor801/
Tuoor801/
Tahour731,081/
Thohar73179/
Thaore7338/
Toahar7311/
Thoart7310/
Thoare737/
Tohart734/
Thoard733/
Touahr732/
Tohhar732/
Tahoir731/
Tauoor731/
Tohaar731/
Thaoor731/
Thuior731/
Toar671,290/
Touahar67763/
Thouard67323/
Taor6778/
Thouart6716/
Tauhore6715/
Toór6713/
Thohard671/
Tahorre671/
Touahre671/
Thoasre671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tohor
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