Torkar Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Torkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6391:3,893680
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Austria351:243,29828,936
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
France131:5,109,440259,941
India131:59,005,029552,550
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
England91:6,190,895170,599
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Torkar (15) may also be a first name.

Torkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torkar (Marathi: तोरकर) is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torkar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 381,502nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Torkar live; 69 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 15 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 639 people, or 1 in 3,893. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Upper Carniola, where 42 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 27 percent live and Gorizia, where 19 percent live. Apart from Slovenia this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Torkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torkar are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Torkar earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorkar9263/
Torkarz921/
Turkar838,714/
Tarkar832,132/
Terkar83773/
Torkor83309/
Torqar832/
Torcar832/
Tharkar77331/
Therkar77118/
Tarkare7726/
Turkkar779/
Terkaar779/
Turkart778/
Tarkaar776/
Torcart775/
Turkare775/
Thurkar772/
Tutrkar771/
Teurkar771/
Terhkar771/
Turkhar770/
Theurkar71133/
Tourkour715/
Tarkahar714/
Thaurkar711/
Turkhart711/
Tharkare711/
Torkourz711/
Torcartt711/
Tharkkar711/
Turcar6715/
Turcarová533/
Turcarova531/
Tarkor50139/
Tarcar5073/
Turkor5011/
Terkor506/
Turcár501/

Torkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torkar in the Marathi language
तोरकरtorakara60
तोरकडtorakada20
तोकर्रtokarra10
तोलकरtolakara10

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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
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  • 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 Torkar
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