Taofeek Surname

38,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Taofeek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taofeek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,6231:13,0031,316
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Taofeek (55,421) may also be a first name.

Taofeek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taofeek is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taofeek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,528th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 533,964 people. The last name Taofeek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Taofeek live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Taofeek is also the 16,928th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 55,421 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,623 people, or 1 in 13,003. In Nigeria Taofeek is most common in: Oyo, where 41 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Taofeek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Taoofeek933/
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Taoffeek931/
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Taofeeke931/
Taofek92172/
Taofeeq862,427/
Toafeek86180/
Taoufek8610/
Taoffek868/
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Taofeak864/
Taofeck863/
Taofeec862/
Taofeik862/
Taofeeg861/
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Taoufeeq803/
Thaofeeq803/
Taopheek802/
Touafeek801/
Toafeekh801/
Taofik775,458/
Taofeq7739/
Toafek773/
Taopheeck751/
Taoufik7112,897/
Touafek71644/
Toafeeq7143/
Taofick7137/
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Thaofik7116/
Taoifik719/
Tahofik718/
Taoffik717/
Toafeqe716/
Taoofik715/
Taofike715/
Taofiqe713/
Taofeaq712/
Taeofik711/
Taoffeq711/
Taoyfik711/
Toafeke711/
Taofuik711/
Taofique6719/
Touaffek677/
Taopheeq673/
Tohafeik671/
Taoufike671/
Taoufick671/
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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
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  • 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 Taofeek
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