Tokár Surname

204,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Tokár Surname User-submission:

The Tokár surname means 'woodturner'.

Tokár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,1451:4,661330
Hungary6631:14,8061,680
Czechia2211:48,1158,039
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tokar (25,044) & Tokař (1) are calculated separately.

Tokár Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tokár surname means 'woodturner'.

- gekonikovia2006

Tokár Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tokár is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tokar or Tokař. For other possible spellings of Tokár click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokár? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 204,371st most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,584,627 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tokár live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 1,145 people, or 1 in 4,661. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 40 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 37 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 33 percent reside and Czechia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokar9325,044/
Tokárz911/
Tokkár911/
Tokař871/
Tokor80309/
Takár8054/
Tékár8012/
Tokárová771,030/
Thokar7312,086/
Tokarz739,090/
Tokare734,641/
Toykar73444/
Tokore73335/
Thokor73245/
Totkar73181/
Tozkar73147/
Taškár7367/
Tookor7356/
Tockar7345/
Tokaur7333/
Tokkar7329/
Toukar7315/
Tuokor7312/
Tokhar7310/
Toikar739/
Taskár737/
Tokhor735/
Tokour735/
Toekar734/
Tokorz734/
Toukor733/
Tohkar732/
Toykor731/
Tokaar731/
Tokarr731/
Tokear731/
Tokeir731/
Tokgar731/
Togkor731/
Tookar731/
Toukour677,321/
Thokare671,522/
Todkare6766/
Thokkar6759/
Toukore6756/
Thokore6748/
Tokcaar6714/
Thokhar6710/
Thuokar6710/
Thotkar678/
Tokaire675/
Thoukar673/
Toukare672/
Tokoure672/
Tuokour672/
Toudkar671/
Totkare671/
Tothkar671/
Todkart671/
Tohkare671/
Tokarre671/
Tookare671/
Tochkor671/
Tokkour671/
Tokarrr671/
Tokcore671/
Toukuor671/
Thookar671/
Tockarz671/
Tokhgar671/
Toykard671/
Todkaar671/
Tookkar671/
Tokhare671/

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