Tosa Surname

49,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Romania

Tosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,7671:22,1682,423
India1,5561:492,97324,902
Romania1,0471:19,1772,475
Italy4211:145,26522,877
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Nigeria2171:816,32636,276
Papua New Guinea1801:45,2985,598
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Thailand1051:672,746112,498
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Toşa (132), Tósa (11) & Toša (8) are calculated separately.

Tosa (1,555) may also be a first name.

Tosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tosa (Hindi: तोसा, Marathi: टोसा, Oriya: େତାଷା, Russian: Тьоса) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Toşa, Tósa or Toša. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tosa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,195th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 696,307 people. Tosa is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Tosa live; 55 percent live in East Asia and 55 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Tosa is also the 196,508th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,555 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 5,767 people, or 1 in 22,168. In Japan Tosa is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Chiba Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Not including Japan Tosa exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Romania, where 10 percent reside.

Tosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tosa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tosa surname rose 6,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tosa surname are 27.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 512.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 118,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.65% less than the national average, earning R 88,752 per year and in United States they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $51,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toşa92132/
Tósa9211/
Toša928/
Tossa8921,355/
Tosca895,253/
Tosha895,046/
Thosa89482/
Tosas89244/
Tosia89225/
Tosza89222/
Tosah89203/
Tosat89163/
Toisa89149/
Tousa89117/
Tosay8995/
Toosa8985/
Tosai8982/
Tohsa8965/
Totsa8948/
Tuosa8942/
Tosaj8918/
Todsa8916/
Toesa8916/
Tosea8915/
Toysa8913/
Tozsa897/
Tosaa895/
Tosap894/
Tojsa894/
Tosad893/
Tosau893/
Tosga893/
Tosoa892/
Toussa80243/
Torzsa80241/
Tossah80234/
Tossas80197/
Tossea80179/
Tousha8096/
Tosaat8071/
Tousia8050/
Tosaya8045/
Thosha8044/
Totsas8042/
Thosea8037/
Toscha8030/
Tosaus8026/
Tousas8026/
Toshah8013/
Tousay8011/
Toossa8010/
Thosai809/
Thosoa809/
Toutsa807/
Thoosa807/
Toseah806/
Toisha805/
Thossa805/
Tosaai804/
Tosatt804/
Tossca804/
Toshay803/
Toshea803/
Toshad803/
Todtsa803/
Thosat802/
Thousa802/
Thosay802/
Tousai802/
Tossau802/
Toosia802/
Tohsah802/
Toitsa802/
Toosat802/
Tossat802/
Thosap802/
Tosach801/
Toisat801/
Todsad801/
Tosait801/
Toshat801/
Tossha801/
Toisah801/
Toysah801/
Toesah801/
Toshai801/
Tosaha801/
Toshas801/
Toessa801/
Toisay801/
Tousap801/
Tousea801/
Tossay801/
Tossoa801/
Toshaz801/
Toysha801/
Tohsap801/
Tohsat801/
Toshap801/
Tosaad801/
Tosaid801/
Tosath801/
Thodsa801/
Toisia800/
Toosha800/
Tosi7534,277/
Toso7514,034/
Tasa7512,828/
Tusa756,945/
Toca756,871/
Tose754,487/
Tesa753,021/
Toja751,681/
Toza75658/
Toça75129/
Toxa7580/
Tosy7526/
Tosé7511/
Tosè752/
Tésa751/
Toča751/
Toţa751/
Tosò751/
Toshach73202/
Toussay73154/
Toussas73146/
Touseau73114/
Toussea73109/
Toisaph7344/
Toussat7344/
Toutsap7344/
Thosath7324/
Toussau7322/
Torzsai7321/
Toussah7312/
Thousea7310/
Toussad739/
Thoshat734/
Toussai734/
Totsaha734/
Toosiah734/
Tooseea734/
Thousha733/
Tosatth732/
Toshadh731/
Toshaya731/
Thodsha731/
Toesaah731/
Toeseah731/
Tosauyi731/
Tuotsap731/
Tootsai731/
Toescha731/
Toushaj731/
Toutsah731/
Tohsaha731/
Tousach731/
Thoosap731/
Tossaid730/
Tooshat730/
Tesha6718,868/
Tasca6711,336/
Toosi679,446/
Tassa678,701/
Tossi675,381/
Tusha675,068/
Tasha673,615/
Tessa673,236/
Tosse673,183/
Tocha672,450/
Tosco672,201/
Tasai672,020/
Tausa671,985/
Toshi671,897/
Tosso671,761/
Tasia671,373/
Tocay671,250/
Thasa671,140/
Tozay671,035/
Togia67986/
Tosei67846/
Tossy67781/
Touza67778/
Tatsa67743/
Thosi67687/
Tasah67545/
Tusay67524/
Tosio67518/
Tousi67499/
Tasau67465/
Tozaj67373/
Tasos67294/
Tuisa67262/
Tuusa67261/
Tosho67240/
Touja67238/
Tozza67235/
Toeso67232/
Tosie67217/
Toise67213/
Thoza67205/
Toset67189/
Tojza67183/
Tózsa67183/
Toosy67176/
Thusa67171/
Tasat67169/
Tusai67168/
Toser67159/
Tusau67155/
Torza67151/
Tasga67141/
Thesa67133/
Toose67129/
Tussa67127/
Tusia67122/
Taasa67120/
Touse67119/
Tosić67119/
Teesa67115/
Todja67113/
Tesah67113/
Tosoy67110/
Those67103/
Thouseau67102/
Totso67101/
Totse6795/
Thoso6792/
Tousseau6788/
Tosoh6785/
Teusa6785/
Totsi6778/
Tasaz6775/
Tasja6774/
Toija6764/
Tozai6763/
Tosis6761/
Tocea6760/
Taesa6759/
Točaj6756/
Toçaj6751/
Touso6750/
Tosou6749/
Tosey6747/
Tosuo6747/
Tozca6745/
Toshe6744/
Tojah6742/
Togea6742/
Tocaj6738/
Toese6738/
Tutsa6738/
Toyca6736/
Toszo6735/
Tesaa6734/
Toisi6732/
Tasad6731/
Tosop6729/
Toseh6729/
Tosiy6726/
Tošaj6726/
Todse6725/
Tosee6724/
Tozia6723/
Tesea6723/
Tasap6722/
Tosih6721/
Toesy6720/
Tosid6719/
Tadsa6719/
Tozas6719/
Toshy6718/
Tojai6717/
Tosoi6717/
Tojay6717/
Tosip6715/
Tusah6714/
Tosit6714/
Tasay6714/
Tusza6714/
Tocah6713/
Tuoso6711/
Tusat6710/
Tozha679/
Tosep679/
Tahsa679/
Tesay679/
Totja678/
Tasas678/
Tozsó678/
Tosér678/
Toussaad678/
Tusea677/
Tesai677/
Tasoa677/
Tosze677/
Totca677/
Tozos677/
Tojat676/
Toussait676/
Tousy676/
Tozea676/
Toiso676/
Tasza676/
Tusoa676/
Tosič676/
Tusad675/
Toyse675/
Tasaa675/
Tohca674/
Tgasa674/
Thoosath674/
Tasea674/
Tazoa674/
Tasaj674/
Toxaj674/
Tehsa674/
Thosy673/
Tósca673/
Touça673/
Taxsa673/
Tocia673/
Tosci673/
Tossé673/
Tuosi673/
Tusap673/
Toçes673/
Totsy672/
Tusas672/
Tojea672/
Toses672/
Tohso672/
Toiza672/
Tossô672/
Toszó672/
Tesau672/
Tesàa672/
Tooza672/
Tuysa672/
Toszi672/
Tocza672/
Tazos671/
Ttusa671/
Tojha671/
Todca671/
Todso671/
Toyja671/
Tozad671/
Tosez671/
Tosyo671/
Thoushay671/
Tasać671/
Toyso671/
Tojau671/
Tàsca671/
Toysi671/
Tusaj671/
Tajsa671/
Toåža671/
Toșca671/
Toxsy671/
Toysy671/
Toyza671/
Tooca671/
Toces671/
Tohsi671/
Tousé671/
Tosos671/
Tossè671/
Tosuy671/
Tasxa671/
Ttasa671/
Toseu671/
Tosyi671/
Tgusa671/
Dtesa671/
Toushatt670/
Tuose670/
Touschat670/

Tosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tosa in the Oriya language
େତାଷାetasa-
Tosa in the Marathi language
टोसाtosa-
Tosa in the Hindi language
तोसाtosa90.32
टोसाtosa9.68
Tosa in the Russian language
Тьосаtosa-

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