Taphorn Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Taphorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taphorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6591:122,16314,949
United States4191:865,05765,721
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Taphorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taphorn is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taphorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,548th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. Taphorn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Taphorn live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 122,163. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 95 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Taphorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taphorn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 341 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taphorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Taphorn last name are 34.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Taphorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $46,642 CAD per year.

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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 Taphorn
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