Taofia Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Taofia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taofia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Taofia (26) may also be a first name.

Taofia Last Name Facts

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

Taofia has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taofia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Taofia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Taofia are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

Taofia is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Taofia is mostly found in: Edo, where 33 percent live, Kaduna, where 33 percent live and Lagos, where 33 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in American Samoa, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taofio8319/
Toafia833/
Taofya831/
Toafiah777/
Taofeea777/
Toaffia771/
Toafio67835/
Thaeophia67134/
Touafio621/
Tauafea621/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Taofia
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