Tokava Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Tokava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

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

Tokava (Russian: Токава) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tokava reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Tokava is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 69 percent live, Bougainville, where 22 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokaeva922,408/
Tokavai9216/
Tokavad927/
Tokhaeva8652/
Tokkatva861/
Tokawa831,800/
Tokova83904/
Takava83176/
Tokeva8344/
Tokave8323/
Tekava834/
Tokavi833/
Tokavo831/
Toukavaya801/
Tokoeva772,042/
Takaeva77661/
Toskova77366/
Totkova77237/
Tokhova77233/
Tokavou77221/
Tekaeva77190/
Tokeeva7791/
Tokawai776/
Toukaba774/
Tookeva774/
Takavad773/
Toikawa772/
Toykova772/
Takavai771/
Thakava771/
Thokave771/
Tokovai771/
Takavay771/
Toukawa771/
Tokkawa771/
Taekava771/
Taakava771/
Toshkova71946/
Tochkova71170/
Takhaeva71130/
Tookeeva71124/
Tokovaya71123/
Takhauva7161/
Toykeeva7146/
Tegkaeva7136/
Touskova719/
Takavaja712/
Tehkaeva712/
Tokaibai711/
Touckova711/
Tokovaja711/
Takavath711/
Takavaha711/
Tookoeva711/
Tokkeeva711/
Tokhoeva711/
Tokavich711/
Takova67699/
Takeva67607/
Takave67212/
Takawa67154/
Tekawa67112/
Tekova6788/
Tecava6775/
Tokowa6768/
Takavi6735/
Toková6730/
Tacava6726/
Tekeva6724/
Tokawi6716/
Taqava6710/
Tokhavich678/
Tokoba677/
Tokawe677/
Tokovi677/
Tocova672/
Tokovy672/
Touchkova671/
Thakavath671/
Teukhaeva671/
Tookasuah671/
Tokovo671/
Tocawa671/

Tokava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tokava in the Russian language
Токаваtokava-

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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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  • 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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