Taffner Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Taffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Germany1761:457,41740,380
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
France141:4,744,480251,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Täffner (98) are calculated separately.

Taffner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taffner is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Täffner. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffner? popularity and diffusion

Taffner is the 575,362nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name Taffner is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Taffner live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States Taffner is most prevalent in: New York, where 34 percent reside, Missouri, where 29 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 24 percent reside.

Taffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taffner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taffner surname increased 747 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taffner last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the party.

Taffner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $41,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Täffner9598/
Tauffner9332/
Taeffner9329/
Taiffner930/
Tafner92568/
Taufner86315/
Teffner86179/
Toffner8625/
Taffney867/
Töffner861/
Tafnner861/
Tavfner861/
Tafne834/
Taifener801/
Teuffner801/
Toeffner800/
Tefner7785/
Tafnie778/
Thafne773/
Tafnez771/
Töfner771/
Tofner770/
Tafney770/
Tafnerová7534/
Teufner71178/
Töpfner7188/
Topfner7114/
Thofner7113/
Taufnerová713/
Toffney711/
Thöfner711/
Taphner710/
Tafni67347/
Tafna67167/
Toepfner6716/
Tafynnes671/
Tafny671/
Thoefner671/
Tafemgne671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taffner
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