Thoft Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1351:41,8134,351
Sweden181:547,04239,827
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Thoft Last Name Facts

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

Thoft occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Thoft reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 41,813. In Denmark it is most numerous in: North Denmark Region, where 59 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Thoft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thoft has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thoft Last Name Statistics demography

Thoft earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $35,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thooft91360/
Thofte9144/
Toft8911,055/
T'Hooft83232/
'thooft832/
Tofte802,574/
Tofts80803/
Tofft80246/
Øtoft8016/
Tooft800/
Theft800/
Thaft800/
Høtoft7350/
Toftte7317/
Toftås735/
Toftsø733/
Toft's731/
Toffte731/
Toffts730/
Taft6714,314/
Tovt675,722/
Teft67236/
Towt67118/
Tobt676/
Toftova672/

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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 Thoft
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