Tafoya Surname
Approximately 17,376 people bear this surname
Tafoya Surname Definition:
Tafurer is Catalan.
Tafoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,472 | 1:34,612 | 4,314 |
| Mexico | 6,876 | 1:18,052 | 1,456 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 569 | 1:88,258 | 9,145 |
Tafoya (67) may also be a first name.
Tafoya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tafurer is Catalan.
Tafoya Demographics
Average Male Tafoya Height
174.47 cm
Average Female Tafoya Height
160.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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