Timofe Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Timofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania971:206,98820,444
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Timofe (15) may also be a first name.

Timofe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timofe occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timofe? popularity and diffusion

Timofe is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Timofe occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Timofe are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Timofe is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 206,988. In Romania Timofe is mostly concentrated in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 98 percent reside, Maramureș County, where 1 percent reside and Timiș County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timofei92559/
Timofey92102/
Timofee928/
Timofej924/
Timofie922/
Timoffe921/
Timof916/
Timoffee8686/
Timofeea864/
Timofeey862/
Timofeez862/
Timofiej862/
Timofeer861/
Timofees861/
Timofi83242/
Timoff8330/
Timofy839/
Temofe834/
Timofa831/
Timofs831/
Timoof831/
Timofeich8029/
Tymofei7760/
Temofeh7721/
Timofai7711/
Tymofie777/
Timofiy774/
Timofij772/
Timafei771/
Timofeyova751/
Timov73842/
Temof733/
Timow732/
Tymofiej7110/
Timophes711/
Timova67845/
Taimov6774/
Tymofy6739/
Timowa6715/
Temoff6711/
Tymoff6710/
Toimov6710/
Htimob676/
Timofoaia674/
Timafi674/
Temofeich674/
Timafeich674/
Taimaf672/
Timuov671/
Timosv671/
Temofa671/
Taymof671/
Temefe671/

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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 Timofe
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