Talfer Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Talfer Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Taillefer, a trade- or nick-name = Cut Iron [from French tailler, to cut (cp. Tallis), and + French fer, Latin ferr-um, iron] William Tailefer.—Hundred Rolls As one of William the First’s companions, Taillefer is mentioned more than once by Wace— Sires, dist [dit] Taillefer, merci, Jo [je] vos ai lungement servi.
Read More About This SurnameTalfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 165 | 1:402,562 | 59,152 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Talfer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Taillefer, a trade- or nick-name = Cut Iron [from French tailler, to cut (cp. Tallis), and + French fer, Latin ferr-um, iron] William Tailefer.—Hundred Rolls As one of William the First’s companions, Taillefer is mentioned more than once by Wace— Sires, dist [dit] Taillefer, merci, Jo [je] vos ai lungement servi.—Roman de Rou, ii. 183 sqq.
Talfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Talfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Talfer is found most in France. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Talfer? popularity and diffusion
Talfer is the 1,177,228th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Talfer is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Talfer live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 402,562. In France it is most common in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 28 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 22 percent reside. Apart from France this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.
Talfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Talfer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailfer | 92 | 160 | / |
| Tallfer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Talfert | 92 | 1 | / |
| Talferd | 92 | 0 | / |
| Thalfer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Talfe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taillfer | 86 | 17 | / |
| Tailefer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Talfie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Talfei | 83 | 4 | / |
| Talfee | 83 | 3 | / |
| Talfes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tolfer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Taillefer | 80 | 6,091 | / |
| Tailhefer | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tayllefer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taglife | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tholfer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thalver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Talfair | 77 | 0 | / |
| Taillefere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thaillefer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Talfi | 73 | 575 | / |
| Tolfe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Talfa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Talfy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tailleferre | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thalve | 67 | 26 | / |
| Talfit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tolfes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Talfai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taalfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Talfis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Talphe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Taglifi | 62 | 25 | / |
| Tailefi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tolpher | 62 | 0 | / |
| Tolfa | 55 | 420 | / |
| Tolfi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Toulfi | 50 | 136 | / |
| Tolfaa | 50 | 3 | / |
| Talpha | 50 | 1 | / |
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