Taffney Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Taffney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taffney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Taffney (76) may also be a first name.

Taffney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taffney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taffney is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Taffney live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 76 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Taffney is most frequent in: Alabama, where 43 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live.

Taffney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taffney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taffney surname fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taffney Last Name Statistics demography

Taffney earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafney920/
Taffner86547/
Toffney861/
Tafne834/
Tafny831/
Tauffner8032/
Taiffner800/
Tafner77568/
Tafnie778/
Thafne773/
Tafnez771/
Thafny771/
Taufner71315/
Täffner7198/
Toffner7125/
Töffner711/
Tafnner711/
Tavfner711/
Tafni67347/
Tafna67167/
Tafynnes671/
Tafemgne671/
Tefne671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Taffney
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