Tokota Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tokota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7041:31,7944,072
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tokota (11) may also be a first name.

Tokota Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tokota Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tokota (Russian: Токота) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokota? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tokota is the 225,303rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokota reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tokota is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

Tokota is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,704 people, or 1 in 31,794. In South Africa Tokota is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 11 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Tokota Last Name Statistics demography

Tokota earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.1% less than the national average, earning R 142,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokotai929/
Ttokota921/
Thokota921/
Tokotaha8615/
Thokotha868/
Tokata83268/
Tokoti83252/
Tokoto83212/
Tokuta83108/
Toketa8361/
Tukota8349/
Takota8344/
Tokote8318/
Toqota839/
Tocota831/
Toukousta802/
Thokhotha801/
Tokatas77144/
Toiketa7745/
Thokata7722/
Tokouto7718/
Takouta7712/
Takosta778/
Takoeta776/
Takotha775/
Tokoiti775/
Thoketa773/
Ttakota773/
Tokatha773/
Takoita772/
Tokkata772/
Tekotha772/
Tukoita771/
Thokote771/
Toikata771/
Tokataş771/
Toikoti771/
Tookata771/
Thakota771/
Tokatai771/
Tokoete771/
Takotai771/
Tekouta771/
Toukoiti716/
Thokotje712/
Tattkota712/
Thuukota711/
Toukotou711/
Toukoute711/
Toukkata711/
Teketa67668/
Takote67548/
Tukuta67317/
Tacota67114/
Tokate67100/
Tokati6769/
Tokuto6760/
Tukata6759/
Tekoto6732/
Takoti6719/
Tekata679/
Takoto679/
Toukoutou676/
Tokuti675/
Tukoto674/
Tagkoutas672/
Geetakota671/
Toketo671/
Tokato671/
Toqote671/
Tuqota671/
Tocata671/

Tokota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tokota in the Russian language
Токотаtokota-

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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 Tokota
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