Token Surname
Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname
Token Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,702 | 1:75,114 | 5,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Töken (102) are calculated separately.
Token (927) may also be a first name.
Token Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Token Come From? nationality or country of origin
Token (Russian: Токен) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Töken. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Token? popularity and diffusion
It is the 211,122nd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Token live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 265,766th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 927 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 1,702 people, or 1 in 75,114. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Barring Japan this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Token Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Token in the Russian language | ||
| Токен | token | - |
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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 Token
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