Taffy Forename

160,532nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,180 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Taffy Forename Definition:

A male name. Welsh diminutive of David (q.v.).

Taffy Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
93%
1,8481:196,1787,027
England
67%
 
661:842,46814,944
South Africa
75%
 
491:1,112,91140,913
Canada
100%
221:1,506,06225,244
China-221:62,093,44562,885
Netherlands
100%
221:768,27615,209
Zimbabwe
100%
171:907,28333,225
India
 
63%
151:80,991,8651,179,577
Australia-141:975,54411,712
Wales-101:309,4314,737
Indonesia
100%
71:36,851,953740,105
Philippines
83%
 
71:15,144,211189,875
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Hong Kong-61:1,292,1216,806
Israel
100%
41:2,100,73020,870
Malaysia
83%
 
41:7,612,485167,458
New Zealand-41:1,134,01110,998
Papua New Guinea
100%
41:2,038,078115,092
Samoa-41:48,798712
Singapore-41:1,571,76418,508
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Italy
50%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Germany
 
67%
11:96,677,87695,912
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340

Taffy (92) may also be a surname.

Taffy Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Welsh diminutive of David (q.v.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Welsh diminutive of David and hence, among non-Welshmen, a nickname for any Welsh man or woman: see David for full significance of such a nickname.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Welsh form of David.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Taffy Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffey9160/
Taffay914/
Thaffy914/
Tauffy911/
Taffyo911/
Taffoy911/
Tafy8944/
Taffaya831/
Tauffyt831/
Taffa805,175/
Taffi80218/
Toffy80100/
Teffy8074/
Taffe8048/
Tafay8023/
Tayfy804/
Tatfy802/
Taify802/
Tafys801/
Tafoy801/
Tafey801/
Tafiy801/
Taufy801/
Taffie73295/
Taffee7373/
Tafaya7348/
Taaffe7327/
Toffey7321/
Taffer7310/
Tauffa739/
Tauffi738/
Teffey736/
Touffy735/
Taffei733/
Taffet733/
Taffii733/
Thoffy733/
Tasfay732/
Tafuhy732/
Taiffa732/
Tosffy731/
Theffy731/
Taufiy731/
Thafys731/
Tayffe731/
Teaffe731/
Thaffi731/
Taffis731/
Taffes731/
Taffea731/
Tafoyt731/
Tashfy731/
Teafay731/
Tapfyi731/
Tafa6754,115/
Tefy673,380/
Tafi671,027/
Tofy67575/
Tafe67228/
Thaffer674/
Tafw672/
Taffiea672/
Tafouyt671/
Taffeth671/
Thaffie671/
Taufaya671/
Tauffea671/
Tauffie671/
Taffeha671/
Taffeer671/
Taffett671/
Taffiss671/
Tafj671/
Thoffey671/
Twfy671/
Taèf671/
Thaiffe671/

Taffy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taffy in the Russian language
Таффйtaffj-

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