Tofah Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Tofah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 last name Tofah occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tofah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tofah is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Tofah occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Tofah are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tofah is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 51 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Tofah is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 86 percent reside, Free State, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa Tofah exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Ghana, where 26 percent reside.
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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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