Taofi Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Taofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Taofi (455) may also be a first name.

Taofi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taofi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taofi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taofi is the 1,755,741st most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Taofi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Taofi reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 400,634th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 455 people.

The last name Taofi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Taofi is primarily found in: Oyo, where 34 percent are found, Osun, where 23 percent are found and Ondo, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in American Samoa, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taofio9119/
Taofit916/
Ta'ofi913/
Taoufi912/
Taofei911/
Taofii911/
Taofie911/
Taofid911/
Thaofai839/
Taoufit831/
Taoufii831/
Taofa8012/
Toafi802/
Taofe802/
Taofy801/
Toafio73835/
Taofee73158/
Tauofe7312/
Touafi734/
Thaofa734/
Tohafi732/
Tauofa731/
Taofer731/
Taofoa731/
Taofet731/
Taoffe730/
Tayyafi6745/
Taofeed6714/
To'ofai677/
Taofeea677/
Taofeez676/
Taofeet673/
Taofeer672/
Toafait671/
Touafio671/
Touafei671/
Toohafi671/
Taoffee670/

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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 Taofi
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