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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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.

- quraverses2023

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 surname Topadar (Hindi: तॊपदार) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Topadar.

How Common Is The Last Name Topadar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Topadar live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Topadar is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 6,445,928. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 50 percent reside, West Bengal, where 24 percent reside and Karnataka, where 11 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside.

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Topadar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topadar in the Hindi language
तॊपदारtopadara50
टोपदारtopadara50

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