Tofah Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tofah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tofah (51) may also be a first name.

Tofah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tofah occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Tofah is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Tofah live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 51 people.

Tofah is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Tofah is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 86 percent reside, Free State, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Ghana, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toffah911,338/
Tofaha911,153/
Toifah91576/
Toufah91221/
Tohfah9142/
Tofach914/
Tofaah911/
Tofash911/
Tofa896,854/
Touffah83219/
Thoifah83216/
Toffaha83196/
Toufaha834/
Toffa803,722/
Tohfa803,008/
Tafah801,559/
Thofa80481/
Toofa80380/
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Tofaj80333/
Ttofa80187/
Tofas80105/
Tofea8074/
Toifa8026/
Tofai8015/
Tovah8014/
Tefah8013/
Tofoa8013/
Tofay8010/
Tofaz809/
Tofaa804/
Toefa803/
Dtofa802/
Tofau802/
Tofaş801/
Tofha801/
Tofat801/
Tofoh801/
Touffaha7726/
Toufahha771/
Teffah736,049/
Taffah73318/
Toufga73205/
Toufas73176/
Tefaha73159/
Tafaha7387/
Ttofas7361/
Tofeas7348/
Touffa7343/
Toifai7340/
Tafach7325/
Tafash7323/
Thoifa7313/
Touhfa7311/
Toufai734/
Toufat734/
Tefahy734/
Toffay733/
Toffoh732/
Teufah732/
Tafahe732/
Toufaz732/
Thefah731/
Toufad731/
Tohfai731/
Toufau731/
Tuofay730/
Thoifahhj7121/
Tafa6732,708/
Tefa6719,129/
Tofo67180/
Teffaha6762/
Touhfat679/
Tophaph679/
Toufgai675/
Taffaha674/
Thahfah673/
Toudfat673/
Toufass671/
Toufait671/
Taffash671/
Tahafah671/
Tófa671/
Tafahgi671/
Tafgaha671/
Taefaha671/
Touffai671/
Thefaha671/
Taufaha671/
Taffach671/

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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 Tofah
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