Tomar Surname
Approximately 92,748 people bear this surname
Tomar Surname User-submission:
The surname Tomar means 'javelin' in Sanskrit. It belongs to an ancient Hindu gotra, dating back to the times of Mahabharat. They are Kshyatriya Jats, but due their good name many other tribes stole this Tomar name.
Tomar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 88,361 | 1:8,681 | 729 |
| Turkey | 978 | 1:79,572 | 7,260 |
| United States | 571 | 1:634,779 | 51,112 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 343 | 1:26,712 | 2,977 |
| Cape Verde | 233 | 1:2,273 | 122 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| England | 144 | 1:386,931 | 26,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 141 | 1:57,828 | 7,385 |
| Qatar | 119 | 1:19,815 | 2,139 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Iran | 90 | 1:853,139 | 41,713 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Tömar (1) & Tomár (1) are calculated separately.
Tomar (3,440) may also be a first name.
Tomar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Tomar means 'javelin' in Sanskrit. It belongs to an ancient Hindu gotra, dating back to the times of Mahabharat. They are Kshyatriya Jats, but due their good name many other tribes stole this Tomar name.
- _tomar15Tomar Demographics
Average Male Tomar Height
172.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tomar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tomar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tomar (Arabic: تومار, Bengali: তোমার, Hindi: तोमर, Marathi: तोमर, Oriya: େତାମାର, Russian: Томар) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tömar or Tomár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tomar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,100th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 78,574 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tomar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Tomar is also the 121,259th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 3,440 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 88,361 people, or 1 in 8,681. In India Tomar is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 48 percent reside, Delhi, where 15 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 9 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Tomar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tomar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tomar last name rose 3,569 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 14,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tomar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tomar last name are 27.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tomar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.68% less than the national average, earning 201,834 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.98% more than the national average, earning $55,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,144 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tomar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tomar in the Hindi language | ||
| तोमर | tomara | 96.29 |
| तौमर | taumara | 3.07 |
| तोमार | tomara | 0.12 |
| टोमर | tomara | 0.07 |
| कुमार | kumara | 0.02 |
| तोमर् | tomar | 0.01 |
| मोमर | momara | 0.01 |
| टोमार | tomara | 0.01 |
| तॉमर | tomara | 0.01 |
| तोर | tora | 0.01 |
| तोम | toma | 0.01 |
| तोमरी | tomari | 0 |
| तॊमर | tomara | 0 |
| तोमीर | tomira | 0 |
| तोतर | totara | 0 |
| Tomar in the Marathi language | ||
| तोमर | tomara | 94.19 |
| तोमार | tomara | 2.55 |
| टोमर | tomara | 1.1 |
| टोमार | tomara | 0.69 |
| जोमर | jomara | 0.17 |
| सोमर | somara | 0.09 |
| टॉमर | tomara | 0.09 |
| तामरे | tamare | 0.04 |
| तोमरे | tomare | 0.04 |
| तामर | tamara | 0.04 |
| टोयर | toyara | 0.04 |
| मार | mara | 0.04 |
| मर | mara | 0.04 |
| Tomar in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାମାର | etamara | 57.14 |
| େତାମର | etamara | 42.86 |
| Tomar in the Bengali language | ||
| তোমার | tomara | 50 |
| তোমর | tomara | 50 |
| Tomar in the Russian language | ||
| Томар | tomar | - |
| Tomar in the Arabic language | ||
| تومار | twmar | - |
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