Tolker Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

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

Tolker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United States281:12,944,962483,512
India61:127,844,230863,365
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Tolker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tolker (Russian: Толкер) occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Tolker occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Tolker live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Tolker exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Tolker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tolker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tolker surname rose 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolker Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tolker earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning R 244,800 per year and in United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolkere926/
Toelker921/
Tolke91155/
Tolkerth860/
Talker83314/
Tülker83218/
Tolcer83146/
Tholke83105/
Tulker8310/
Tolkes832/
Tolkey831/
Tollke831/
Toulke830/
Tolcher77561/
Tholkes77148/
Taulker7773/
Tholcke7750/
Teulker7714/
Thalker775/
Talkere771/
Talkear771/
Toulkes770/
Talke731,906/
Tolka73274/
Tolki7328/
Tolce731/
Tõlke731/
Tolky730/
Toulcher7146/
Tallåker7115/
Tahalker7112/
Talkheir714/
Thalcker711/
Tolkki67324/
Talkhe67197/
Tolkha6772/
Thalke6761/
Tolcea6742/
Tolkay6731/
Talkeu6715/
Tolkai6711/
Taalke6711/
Talkeh678/
Tolkui678/
Taulke678/
Tolkoi674/
Toulki673/
Talkey672/
Tolche672/
Tolkoa672/
Toulky672/
Tolkyo671/
Tolkuy671/
Tolkhi671/
Toulce671/
Talkep671/
Tolcahier671/
Talket670/

Tolker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolker in the Russian language
Толкерtolker-

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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
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  • 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 Tolker
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