Tafft Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Tafft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Tafft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafft has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafft is the 2,034,059th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Tafft occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Tafft live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 23 percent live, West Sussex, where 21 percent live and Worcestershire, where 19 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Tafft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tafft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tafft last name decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tafft Last Name Statistics demography

Tafft earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffte910/
Taft8914,314/
Taff893,196/
Tefft802,658/
Taffe802,325/
Taffs80605/
Teaff80476/
Tofft80246/
Taftø80136/
Tafte8041/
Taaff8033/
Tafts8021/
Taiff808/
Tauff803/
Tavft801/
Tayft801/
Htaft801/
Taeft800/
Taftt800/
Tapft800/
Thaft800/
Tauft800/
Taf751,306/
Taaffe733,224/
Teaffe735/
Thaffe735/
Tawfte731/
Toffte731/
Taafte731/
Tasffe731/
Toffts730/
Tauffe730/
Taiffe730/
Taif6717,631/
Toft6711,055/
Tafe671,167/
Toff67435/
Tauf67264/
Teft67236/
Tafs67140/
Tabt6726/
Teaf6718/
Tayf6717/
Tavt6714/
Taftová6714/
Tafh6713/
Tatv6711/
Thaf6711/
Tasf6711/
Taaf679/
Tatf676/
Tafp675/
Tawf675/
Taïf673/
Tawt673/
Taftova672/
Tajf671/
Htaf671/
Tadf671/
Tapf670/

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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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  • 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 Tafft
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