Tokava Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Tokava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
Tokava (19) may also be a first name.
Tokava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tokava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tokava (Russian: Токава) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tokava? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tokava are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tokava is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
Tokava is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Tokava is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 69 percent reside, Bougainville, where 22 percent reside and National Capital District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tokava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tokava in the Russian language | ||
| Токава | tokava | - |
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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
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- 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 Tokava
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