Tolkin Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Tolkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tolkin (554) may also be a first name.

Tolkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolkin (Russian: Толкин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Tolkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 755,622nd most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Tolkin live; 34 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 357,521st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 554 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Tolkin is primarily concentrated in: California, where 26 percent are found, Connecticut, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Tolkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tolkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tolkin surname increased 2,171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tolkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tolkin surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tolkin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 75.17% more than the national average, earning R 416,280 per year; in United States they earn 38.12% more than the national average, earning $59,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.68% more than the national average, earning $85,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolkina92214/
Tolkien92149/
Toilkin922/
Tollkien8646/
Tolkiehn8628/
Tholking8615/
Tolken83958/
Tulkin83246/
Talkin83191/
Tolcin8319/
Tolkyn836/
Tollkiehn8012/
Tolkinova804/
Tochylkin801/
Tolchin771,769/
Tulkina77222/
Toelken77111/
Talkina77105/
Tholken7782/
Tolkyna778/
Tolquin774/
Tolcken770/
Thalkin770/
Talkn731/
Tollkühn71458/
Tholcken7128/
Tusilkin714/
Tollköhn712/
Tolkuehn711/
Tutelkin711/
Tuylkina711/
Talken67370/
Tochylkyn6779/
Tolkynova6738/
Tulcin6729/
Tollkuehn6725/
Tachilkin6722/
Talcin6717/
Tulkyn679/
Talkyn675/
Tulkinova672/
Tollkkühn671/
Tolkenova671/
Todtleken670/

Tolkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolkin in the Russian language
Толкинtolkin-

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Tolkin Reference & Research

Tolkin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tolkin
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