Toska Surname

50,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Toska Surname User-submission:

(Albanian) The Toska surname means 'one who was a Tosk', which comes from the word toskë, meaning 'southern'. The name of 1 of 2 major dialect groups in Albania, the opposite of a Gheg (as they were northern, though etymology of gheg is unknown).

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Toska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6,6811:43624
Greece1,5231:7,275851
North Macedonia4131:5,088952
Turkey3711:209,76115,221
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Kosovo2701:6,8961,137
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Norway631:81,62411,355
France591:1,125,809120,603
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
Bulgaria401:174,4739,768
Austria301:283,84832,444
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Finland191:289,30021,660
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Toška (66) are calculated separately.

Toska (948) may also be a first name.

Toska Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Albanian) The Toska surname means 'one who was a Tosk', which comes from the word toskë, meaning 'southern'. The name of 1 of 2 major dialect groups in Albania, the opposite of a Gheg (as they were northern, though etymology of gheg is unknown).

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Toska is an Albanian surname, referring to the Tosks, a subgroup in Albania.

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Toska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toska (Russian: Тоска) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Toška. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Toska? popularity and diffusion

The surname Toska is the 50,502nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 717,349 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Toska live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent live in Albano-Europe. Toska is also the 262,398th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 948 people.

The surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 6,681 people, or 1 in 436. In Albania Toska is most numerous in: Berat County, where 40 percent reside, Fier County, where 22 percent reside and Tirana County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Albania this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 15 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 4 percent reside.

Toska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Toska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toska last name expanded 9,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Toska are 1.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toska earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning 349,675 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.44% more than the national average, earning $81,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toška9366/
Toshka911,839/
Toskaj91399/
Touska91100/
Toszka9126/
Toskay916/
Toskaa911/
Toschka83355/
Toskaya8314/
Tosca805,253/
Tuska801,024/
Taska80670/
Toçka80338/
Toski80254/
Tosky80216/
Toske8069/
Táska8018/
Tūska801/
Táskai73224/
Toskey73178/
Tashka73125/
Taszka7394/
Touška7379/
Taskay7372/
Tuszka7369/
Taskha7351/
Toskes7343/
Toshke7332/
Toosky7328/
Touski7325/
Tuskha7323/
Tooski7322/
Tousky7312/
Tuskai737/
Toshki735/
Taskai735/
Tossca734/
Toshky734/
Taskea732/
Táskay732/
Toskio732/
Toskie732/
Tasska731/
Taskaj731/
Teuska731/
Totske731/
Tuskea731/
Thoski731/
Toszke731/
Toeske730/
Thoshkaay711/
Totskyi671,275/
Totskiy67718/
Taschka6758/
Toschke6758/
Taskaya6752/
Tuschka6745/
Toschki6729/
Toshkei6713/
Toshkeh6712/
Tuskaya6712/
Toskich6710/
Totskyy675/
Tosczky674/
Tottski674/
Tahaska671/
Toskett671/
Tottsky671/
Taskaja671/
Totskii671/
Tuszkay671/
Tasskai671/
Tottske671/
Toskeuj670/

Toska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toska in the Russian language
Тоскаtoska-

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