Taftø Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Taftø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taftø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1341:38,3755,438
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Taft (14,314) are calculated separately.

Taftø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taftø occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Taft. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taftø? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Taftø reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Taftø is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 38,375. In Norway Taftø is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 39 percent are found, Western Norway, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Taftø exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Taftø Last Name Statistics demography

Taftø earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning 324,561 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taft9614,314/
Tafft8085/
Tafte8041/
Tafts8021/
Htaft801/
Tayft801/
Tavft801/
Tapft800/
Taftt800/
Taeft800/
Thaft800/
Tauft800/
Taf751,306/
Toftsø733/
Taafte731/
Tawfte731/
Taffte730/
Taif6717,631/
Toft6711,055/
Taff673,196/
Tafe671,167/
Tauf67264/
Teft67236/
Tafs67140/
Tabt6726/
Teaf6718/
Tayf6717/
Taftová6714/
Tavt6714/
Tafh6713/
Tasf6711/
Thaf6711/
Tatv6711/
Taaf679/
Tatf676/
Tafp675/
Tawf675/
Taïf673/
Tawt673/
Taftova672/
Tajf671/
Tadf671/
Htaf671/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Taftø
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