Tafoya Surname

30,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mexico

Tafoya Surname Definition:

Tafurer is Catalan.

Tafoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4721:34,6124,314
Mexico6,8761:18,0521,456
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5691:88,2589,145

Tafoya (67) may also be a first name.

Tafoya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tafurer is Catalan.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Tafoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafoya is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafoya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,724th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 419,403 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tafoya reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 67 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 10,472 people, or 1 in 34,612. In The United States Tafoya is most frequent in: California, where 26 percent reside, New Mexico, where 26 percent reside and Colorado, where 18 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 40 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Tafoya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tafoya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tafoya surname grew 1,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tafoya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tafoya last name are 39.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.37% being registered with the party.

Tafoya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $39,409 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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