Tokhar Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Tokhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Tokhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tokhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tokhar (Hindi: तोखर, Russian: Тохарь) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tokhar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tokhar reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan Tokhar is primarily concentrated in: Takhar, where 75 percent reside and Badakhshan, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 40 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tokhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tokhar in the Hindi language | ||
| तोखर | tokhara | 66.67 |
| तोखार | tokhara | 33.33 |
| Tokhar in the Russian language | ||
| Тохарь | tohar | - |
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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 Tokhar
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