Tokara Surname
Approximately 731 people bear this surname
Tokara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 667 | 1:58,530 | 6,837 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tokara (152) may also be a first name.
Tokara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tokara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tokara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻏﺎﺭﺍ, Marathi: टोकरा) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tokara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 461,659th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tokara are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 152 people.
Tokara is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 667 people, or 1 in 58,530. In Uganda Tokara is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 90 percent are found, Koboko District, where 5 percent are found and Arua District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tokara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tokara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﻏﺎﺭﺍ | twghara | - |
| Tokara in the Marathi language | ||
| टोकरा | tokara | - |
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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 Tokara
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