Tomar Surname

6,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India88,3611:8,681729
Turkey9781:79,5727,260
United States5711:634,77951,112
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United Arab Emirates3431:26,7122,977
Cape Verde2331:2,273122
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
England1441:386,93126,993
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Iran901:853,13941,713
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Australia671:402,92132,505
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Iceland101:38,0092,599
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Oman41:921,9937,313
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Barbados11:287,4482,772
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tömar931/
Tomár931/
Toumar911,000/
Tomare91404/
Thomar91307/
Toomar91138/
Tommar9127/
Toemar9117/
Tojmar9112/
Tomaur9111/
Tomarr919/
Tomair917/
Tosmar916/
Tomart914/
Tomard914/
Tomgar913/
Tomear911/
Tomhar911/
Tomaar911/
Totmar911/
Thomare832,126/
Thoumar8329/
Tottmar8326/
Thomayr8316/
Thomard8310/
Tohmard8310/
Toumart839/
Toumare833/
Toumear831/
Tommard831/
Toumgar831/
Tomaure831/
Toumair831/
Toummar831/
Thomair831/
Tousmar831/
Toimart831/
Toemear831/
Tamar808,506/
Temar802,832/
Tumar801,354/
Tomor801,054/
Tomór801/
Tomarova77662/
Thommare77105/
Thommard778/
Tomhardt777/
Thomhare772/
Toumgair770/
Taumar736,198/
Temmar735,716/
Thumar735,296/
Tammar732,450/
Thamar731,173/
Tamart73497/
Tamare73386/
Tumare73150/
Themar73126/
Taamar7391/
Tomore7361/
Tomoor7332/
Tummar7331/
Tuomor7329/
Dtamar7324/
Tasmar7313/
Tamaar7311/
Tahmar7310/
Teumar738/
Tamarr737/
Tamasr737/
Tamatr736/
Tommor736/
Teemar736/
Tamair734/
Taemar733/
Tamhar733/
Thomor733/
Tamard733/
Tumair733/
Tohmor733/
Tamarz732/
Tamgar732/
Tumart732/
Tomgor732/
Tumaar732/
Toumor731/
Temair731/
Tamarh731/
Tamear731/
Tutmar731/
Temhar731/
Tomorr731/
Thémar731/
Tomort731/
Tamaur731/
Toimor731/
Tumard731/
Toomor730/
Tatmar730/
Tojmarová7111/
Thommaare711/
Thummar6719,275/
Tamhare67342/
Taamart67173/
Tamairt67154/
Thumare6782/
Thammar6740/
Thamare6731/
Thaemar6724/
Thamart6719/
Tahumar6717/
Thomore6714/
Tumasre678/
Thumayr678/
Tamaire676/
Toumour675/
Tamaare675/
Tahamar675/
Thumair674/
Thumart673/
Tumahar673/
Tumaure673/
Tammare672/
Tumaire672/
Tamaure672/
Tamarre672/
Tamahar671/
Tummare671/
Tauhmar671/
Tomoore671/
Temmaar671/
Thomeur671/
Toumeur671/
Teusmar671/
Taamare671/
Tahmard671/
Toumore671/
Taumare671/
Taummar671/
Thumhar671/
Tummart671/
Tamarth671/
Htammar671/
Thumard670/

Tomar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tomar in the Hindi language
तोमरtomara96.29
तौमरtaumara3.07
तोमारtomara0.12
टोमरtomara0.07
कुमारkumara0.02
तोमर्tomar0.01
मोमरmomara0.01
टोमारtomara0.01
तॉमरtomara0.01
तोरtora0.01
तोमtoma0.01
तोमरीtomari0
तॊमरtomara0
तोमीरtomira0
तोतरtotara0
Tomar in the Marathi language
तोमरtomara94.19
तोमारtomara2.55
टोमरtomara1.1
टोमारtomara0.69
जोमरjomara0.17
सोमरsomara0.09
टॉमरtomara0.09
तामरेtamare0.04
तोमरेtomare0.04
तामरtamara0.04
टोयरtoyara0.04
मारmara0.04
मरmara0.04
Tomar in the Oriya language
େତାମାରetamara57.14
େତାମରetamara42.86
Tomar in the Bengali language
তোমারtomara50
তোমরtomara50
Tomar in the Russian language
Томарtomar-
Tomar in the Arabic language
تومارtwmar-

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