Topadar Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Topadar Surname User-submission:

The Topadar surname comes from an honorific title. The meaning of this surname is 'the ruler or Jomidar' or a 'descendant of a ruler or Jomidar'. This is a hereditary title. Topadar family can be found in South Asia (India and Bangladesh).

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Topadar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1191:6,445,928147,141
England221:2,532,63991,802
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Topadar Surname Meaning

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The Topadar surname comes from an honorific title. The meaning of this surname is 'the ruler or Jomidar' or a 'descendant of a ruler or Jomidar'. This is a hereditary title. Topadar family can be found in South Asia (India and Bangladesh). Hindu and Muslim people use this surname, its origins are said to be Persian and Turkish. Title Topadar was derived from the title Khan.

Topadar family is the head of the community or caste, they used to rule many cities and towns.

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The surname Topadar comes from an honorific title. It comes from top, meaning 'highest in position', and dar, meaning 'holder'.

This title belongs to an Autonomous Chief Zomidar or the descendants of a Zomidar. The journey of this title began from Mughal Empire but in British period Autonomous Chief Zomidari system was replaced by Greater Mirashdari system in Sylhet, Bangladesh as this system was not working in this particular region.

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The title of Topadar or Topdar belonged to a ruler or the descendant of a ruler. This Title is a hereditary title. Top means 'highest in position', 'highest rank' or 'highest degree' and dar means 'holder', 'possessor' or 'master'. In other words an autonomous chief or Zamindar.

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Topadar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Topadar (Hindi: तॊपदार) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Topadar.

How Common Is The Last Name Topadar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Topadar is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Topadar reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 6,445,928. In India it is primarily found in: Assam, where 50 percent live, West Bengal, where 24 percent live and Karnataka, where 11 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tophadar934/
Tapadar8614,454/
Topodar864/
Topador861/
Tapadhar8032/
Taphadar8029/
Tappadar806/
Thapadar806/
Teppadar803/
Tapaddar802/
Tapadasr801/
Taphadhar755/
Tapaddhar751/
Thapadhar751/
Tapedar7122/
Tapodar7115/
Taphahadar711/
Thapedar672/
Taphahaidar671/
Tapaidor671/
Tappedar671/

Topadar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topadar in the Hindi language
तॊपदारtopadara50
टोपदारtopadara50

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