Tolken Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

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

Tolken Surname Definition:

“Interpreter” in Dutch (Tolk).

Tolken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8981:60,3327,619
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England61:9,286,343223,652
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Tolken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Interpreter” in Dutch (Tolk).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Tolken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolken (Russian: Толкен) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 374,029th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tolken are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 60,332. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Apart from South Africa Tolken exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Tolken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tolken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tolken surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tolken earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning R 283,104 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolkien92149/
Toelken92111/
Tholken9282/
Tolcken920/
Tollkien8646/
Tolkiehn8628/
Tholcken8628/
Tolkuehn861/
Tolkin83379/
Talken83370/
Tolkyn836/
Tollkuehn8025/
Tollkiehn8012/
Tolkenova801/
Todtleken800/
Thalken77328/
Tolkina77214/
Tolkyna778/
Toilkin772/
Tulkeng770/
Talkn731/
Tollkühn71458/
Tholking7115/
Tollköhn712/
Tulkin67246/
Talkin67191/
Tochylkyn6779/
Tolkynova6738/
Tolcin6719/
Tulkenova6715/
Tulkyn679/
Talkyn675/
Tolkinova674/
Talkenova672/
Tochylkin671/
Tollkkühn671/
Talkem671/

Tolken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolken in the Russian language
Толкенtolken-

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