Toska Surname
Approximately 10,159 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameToska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 6,681 | 1:436 | 24 |
| Greece | 1,523 | 1:7,275 | 851 |
| North Macedonia | 413 | 1:5,088 | 952 |
| Turkey | 371 | 1:209,761 | 15,221 |
| United States | 289 | 1:1,254,183 | 88,515 |
| Kosovo | 270 | 1:6,896 | 1,137 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Norway | 63 | 1:81,624 | 11,355 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Italy | 42 | 1:1,456,112 | 80,162 |
| Bulgaria | 40 | 1:174,473 | 9,768 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 1:321,491 | 12,768 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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).
- deleted-173293Toska 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toška | 93 | 66 | / |
| Toshka | 91 | 1,839 | / |
| Toskaj | 91 | 399 | / |
| Touska | 91 | 100 | / |
| Toszka | 91 | 26 | / |
| Toskay | 91 | 6 | / |
| Toskaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Toschka | 83 | 355 | / |
| Toskaya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tosca | 80 | 5,253 | / |
| Tuska | 80 | 1,024 | / |
| Taska | 80 | 670 | / |
| Toçka | 80 | 338 | / |
| Toski | 80 | 254 | / |
| Tosky | 80 | 216 | / |
| Toske | 80 | 69 | / |
| Táska | 80 | 18 | / |
| Tūska | 80 | 1 | / |
| Táskai | 73 | 224 | / |
| Toskey | 73 | 178 | / |
| Tashka | 73 | 125 | / |
| Taszka | 73 | 94 | / |
| Touška | 73 | 79 | / |
| Taskay | 73 | 72 | / |
| Tuszka | 73 | 69 | / |
| Taskha | 73 | 51 | / |
| Toskes | 73 | 43 | / |
| Toshke | 73 | 32 | / |
| Toosky | 73 | 28 | / |
| Touski | 73 | 25 | / |
| Tuskha | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tooski | 73 | 22 | / |
| Tousky | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tuskai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Toshki | 73 | 5 | / |
| Taskai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tossca | 73 | 4 | / |
| Toshky | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taskea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Táskay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toskio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toskie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tasska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taskaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teuska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Totske | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuskea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thoski | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toszke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toeske | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thoshkaay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Totskyi | 67 | 1,275 | / |
| Totskiy | 67 | 718 | / |
| Taschka | 67 | 58 | / |
| Toschke | 67 | 58 | / |
| Taskaya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Tuschka | 67 | 45 | / |
| Toschki | 67 | 29 | / |
| Toshkei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Toshkeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tuskaya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Toskich | 67 | 10 | / |
| Totskyy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tosczky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tottski | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tahaska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toskett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tottsky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taskaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Totskii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuszkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasskai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tottske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toskeuj | 67 | 0 | / |
Toska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Toska in the Russian language | ||
| Тоска | toska | - |
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