Tovar Surname
Approximately 337,311 people bear this surname
Tovar Surname Definition:
One who came from Tovar (quarry of soft, sandy stone), in Spain.
From the latin "tofus" - quarry. Hence a quarry owner." Town in western Venezuela.
Found in Burgos. Of obscure origin, may be derived from word "tova," meaning a porous stone.
Read More About This SurnameTovar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 118,692 | 1:1,046 | 166 |
| Venezuela | 97,728 | 1:309 | 53 |
| Colombia | 64,502 | 1:741 | 153 |
| United States | 28,790 | 1:12,590 | 1,567 |
| Peru | 8,977 | 1:3,541 | 585 |
| Spain | 7,679 | 1:6,088 | 759 |
| Ecuador | 2,937 | 1:5,416 | 906 |
| Guatemala | 1,624 | 1:9,903 | 1,080 |
| El Salvador | 1,374 | 1:4,617 | 490 |
| Honduras | 964 | 1:9,146 | 617 |
| Panama | 647 | 1:6,047 | 672 |
| Bolivia | 489 | 1:21,710 | 1,721 |
| Brazil | 431 | 1:496,692 | 18,741 |
| Argentina | 393 | 1:108,762 | 9,191 |
| Portugal | 311 | 1:33,499 | 2,065 |
| India | 299 | 1:2,565,436 | 81,200 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| France | 218 | 1:304,691 | 46,470 |
| Germany | 187 | 1:430,510 | 38,755 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Chile | 125 | 1:140,932 | 4,923 |
| Cuba | 90 | 1:128,030 | 3,398 |
| Costa Rica | 89 | 1:53,709 | 1,190 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Tóvar (3) & Továr (1) are calculated separately.
Tovar (583) may also be a first name.
Tovar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Tovar (quarry of soft, sandy stone), in Spain.
From the latin "tofus" - quarry. Hence a quarry owner." Town in western Venezuela.
Found in Burgos. Of obscure origin, may be derived from word "tova," meaning a porous stone.
Castilian name from the villa of Tovar, and a political subdivision of Villarcayo (Burgos). One branch in America.
(Spanish) One who came from Tovar (quarry of soft, sandy stone), in Spain.
Tovar Demographics
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Tovar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tovar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tovar (Arabic: توفار, Hindi: तोवर, Marathi: तोवर) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tóvar or Továr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tovar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,618th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,605 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tovar reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 346,663rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 583 people.
It is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 118,692 people, or 1 in 1,046. In Mexico Tovar is most prevalent in: México, where 12 percent live, Nuevo León, where 11 percent live and Guanajuato, where 11 percent live. Aside from Mexico this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 29 percent live and Colombia, where 19 percent live.
Tovar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tovar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tovar surname grew 191,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tovar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tovar last name are 43.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tovar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69% more than the national average, earning 584,877 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $22,623,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 20% less than the national average, earning $34,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $47,817 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tovar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tovar in the Hindi language | ||
| तोवर | tovara | - |
| Tovar in the Marathi language | ||
| तोवर | tovara | 61.46 |
| तोवार | tovara | 38.02 |
| Tovar in the Arabic language | ||
| توفار | twfar | - |
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Tovar Reference & Research
Tovar DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Tovar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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