Taffy Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Taffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Taffy (2,180) may also be a first name.

Taffy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taffy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taffy is the 1,943,350th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Taffy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Taffy live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Taffy is also the 160,532nd most common forename world-wide, held by 2,180 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 30 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Taffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taffy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taffy last name rose 236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taffy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Taffy are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Taffy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.05% more than the national average, earning $60,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffay914/
Taffey913/
Taaffy911/
Tafy89250/
Teaffey832/
Taffa802,574/
Taffe802,325/
Taffi80524/
Tafyi80383/
Tafay80340/
Tafuy80242/
Taify80205/
Tafiy8080/
Toffy8055/
Teffy8025/
Taefy808/
Tafey806/
Tafoy805/
Tadfy802/
Tasfy801/
Taffé801/
Tafyh801/
Taafy800/
Thafy800/
Taaffe733,224/
Taffet73698/
Toffey73484/
Taffer73210/
Taffee7386/
Taiffa7359/
Taffeu7318/
Taffie7317/
Tafaya7311/
Taffip739/
Tasfay739/
Taiffi738/
Taffio737/
Teaffe735/
Thaffe735/
Thaffa734/
Taffis733/
Toffay733/
Taffes732/
Toeffy732/
Tauffi731/
Taafay731/
Teffey731/
Thafey731/
Tasfey731/
Tayffi731/
Tayfoy731/
Taffaa731/
Taffei731/
Tafyoa731/
Tasffe731/
Taffoa731/
Tashfy731/
Taaffa730/
Taiffe730/
Taeffe730/
Tauffe730/
Tafa6732,708/
Tafi672,856/
Tafe671,167/
Tauffer67456/
Tofy67356/
Tapfaya6752/
Taffaja6733/
Tefy6720/
Taaffee6711/
Taffett676/
Taaffer671/
Htaffer671/
Ttaiffi671/
Taaffet671/
Taffish671/
Tafj671/
Tauffid671/
Tashfay670/

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Taffy Reference & Research

Taaffe FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Taaffe 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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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 Taffy
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