Tovar Surname

1,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

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.

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Tovar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico118,6921:1,046166
Venezuela97,7281:30953
Colombia64,5021:741153
United States28,7901:12,5901,567
Peru8,9771:3,541585
Spain7,6791:6,088759
Ecuador2,9371:5,416906
Guatemala1,6241:9,9031,080
El Salvador1,3741:4,617490
Honduras9641:9,146617
Panama6471:6,047672
Bolivia4891:21,7101,721
Brazil4311:496,69218,741
Argentina3931:108,7629,191
Portugal3111:33,4992,065
India2991:2,565,43681,200
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
France2181:304,69146,470
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Chile1251:140,9324,923
Cuba901:128,0303,398
Costa Rica891:53,7091,190
England581:960,65648,451
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Australia301:899,85754,700
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Curaçao141:11,232389
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belize61:59,2462,743
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brunei41:104,6832,048
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

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 Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish) One who came from Tovar (quarry of soft, sandy stone), in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tovar Last Name Facts

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

Tovar (Arabic: توفار, Hindi: तोवर, Marathi: तोवर) is most common in Mexico. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tóvar or Továr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,618th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,605 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tovar are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Tovar is also the 346,663rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 583 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 118,692 people, or 1 in 1,046. In Mexico Tovar is most numerous in: México, where 12 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 11 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 11 percent are found. Other than Mexico Tovar is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 29 percent are found and Colombia, where 19 percent are found.

Tovar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tovar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tovar surname rose 191,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tovar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tovar surname are 43.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.28% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tóvar933/
Továr931/
Thovar91124/
Tovare9135/
Tovhar9129/
Toivar9120/
Touvar916/
Tovasr913/
Tovard912/
Toovar912/
Tovarr912/
Toevar911/
Tovart911/
Totvar911/
Thovare8329/
Touvard831/
Tovhare831/
Thovhar831/
Thovard831/
Tobar8077,864/
Tavar808,956/
Tevar808,132/
Tovor80588/
Towar80205/
Tévar8021/
Tovarova77156/
Tovarová77124/
Thouvard7775/
Thouvart770/
Thevar733,903/
Tavare733,391/
Toubar731,789/
Thavar731,738/
Tobare73821/
Tavard73339/
Toewar73117/
Tauvar7375/
Tavaar7370/
Thobar7358/
Tompar7350/
Tasvar7337/
Tavart7326/
Taevar7324/
Tovore7320/
Toware7315/
Tavhar7312/
Tobhar7311/
Tavear7311/
Htavar7310/
Taavar739/
Tobart736/
Towarh736/
Tatvar734/
Toybar734/
Tahvar734/
Towair734/
Tavair733/
Toowar733/
Touvor733/
Tavarr732/
Tojbar731/
Tobear731/
Touwar731/
Ttevar731/
Tuivar731/
Tehvar731/
Tevaar731/
Tevarr731/
Toobar731/
Tobatr731/
Tavaur731/
Tobard731/
Tobarr730/
Thavare6710,365/
Thobare673,058/
Tavhare672,402/
Toubart6741/
Toubare6741/
Thoivor6730/
Tavarre6715/
Thobard6710/
Thavaur677/
Tavahar676/
Tahavar675/
Tahvare674/
Thavatr674/
Tatvart673/
Tashvar673/
Thavaar673/
Taavare672/
Thevhar672/
Tavaire672/
Toumpar672/
Tobhare671/
Toshbar671/
Thavarr671/
Thavart671/
Theevar671/
Thoware671/
Thowart671/
Thevear671/
Tavaare671/
Tasvaur671/
Tobahar671/
Towaire671/
Toubard671/
Tasvear671/
Tassvar671/
Thompar671/
Towahar671/
Taouhar671/
Thobart671/

Tovar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tovar in the Hindi language
तोवरtovara-
Tovar in the Marathi language
तोवरtovara61.46
तोवारtovara38.02
Tovar in the Arabic language
توفارtwfar-

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Tovar Reference & Research

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tovar
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