Tafner Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Austria

Tafner Surname Definition:

For Taverner, q.v.

Tafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5041:424,75116,130
Austria301:283,84832,444
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Tafner (10) may also be a first name.

Tafner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Taverner, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tafner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafner occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,180th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Tafner reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 424,751. In Brazil Tafner is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 61 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent live and Paraná, where 5 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 5 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.

Tafner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tafner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tafner Last Name Statistics demography

Tafner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffner92547/
Taufner92315/
Tavfner921/
Tafnner921/
Tafne914/
Tauffner8632/
Taeffner8629/
Taifener861/
Taiffner860/
Tefner8385/
Tafnie838/
Thafne833/
Töfner831/
Tafnez831/
Tafney830/
Tofner830/
Tafnerová8034/
Teffner77179/
Teufner77178/
Täffner7798/
Töpfner7788/
Toffner7725/
Topfner7714/
Thofner7713/
Taffney777/
Töffner771/
Thöfner771/
Taphner770/
Taufnerová753/
Tafni73347/
Tafna73167/
Tafny731/
Toepfner7116/
Tafynnes711/
Thoefner711/
Tafemgne711/
Teuffner711/
Toeffner710/
Tachfinne671/
Thafny671/
Thafni671/
Thafna671/
Toufne671/

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