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 last name Tolker (Russian: Толкер) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name 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 Tolker is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 76 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Tolker is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Tolker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tolker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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