Tolken Surname
Approximately 958 people bear this surname
Tolken Surname Definition:
“Interpreter” in Dutch (Tolk).
Tolken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 898 | 1:60,332 | 7,619 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Tolken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Interpreter” in Dutch (Tolk).
Tolken Demographics
Tolken Political Affiliation
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United States
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Tolken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tolken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tolken (Russian: Толкен) is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 374,029th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,607,042 people. The last name Tolken occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tolken live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Tolken is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 898 people, or 1 in 60,332. In South Africa Tolken is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.
Tolken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tolken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tolken surname rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tolken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tolken last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolkien | 92 | 149 | / |
| Toelken | 92 | 111 | / |
| Tholken | 92 | 82 | / |
| Tolcken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Tollkien | 86 | 46 | / |
| Tolkiehn | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tholcken | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tolkuehn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tolkin | 83 | 379 | / |
| Talken | 83 | 370 | / |
| Tolkyn | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tollkuehn | 80 | 25 | / |
| Tollkiehn | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tolkenova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Todtleken | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thalken | 77 | 328 | / |
| Tolkina | 77 | 214 | / |
| Tolkyna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Toilkin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tulkeng | 77 | 0 | / |
| Talkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tollkühn | 71 | 458 | / |
| Tholking | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tollköhn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tulkin | 67 | 246 | / |
| Talkin | 67 | 191 | / |
| Tochylkyn | 67 | 79 | / |
| Tolkynova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Tolcin | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tulkenova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tulkyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Talkyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tolkinova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Talkenova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tochylkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tollkkühn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Talkem | 67 | 1 | / |
Tolken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tolken in the Russian language | ||
| Толкен | tolken | - |
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