Tofan Surname

37,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Tofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,1311:2,469334
Moldova2,2131:1,609176
Ukraine1,0211:44,5866,464
Turkey1,0131:76,8237,075
Indonesia5651:234,06921,613
Russia4461:323,14632,615
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Transnistria1131:4,201733
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada691:533,99444,923
England421:1,326,62059,571
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kyrgyzstan251:238,90622,569
France201:3,321,136213,627
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
India171:45,121,493474,784
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Tofán (33) are calculated separately.

Tofan (7,711) may also be a first name.

Tofan Last Name Facts

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

Tofan (Hindi: तोफान, Marathi: तोफान, Oriya: େତାଫାନ, Russian: Тофан) is found most in Romania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Tofán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofan? popularity and diffusion

Tofan is the 37,009th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 511,622 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Tofan are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Tofan is also the 72,830th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 7,711 people.

The last name Tofan is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 8,131 people, or 1 in 2,469. In Romania it is primarily found in: Galați County, where 14 percent live, Vaslui County, where 14 percent live and Suceava County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Romania it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 16 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Tofan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tofan surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Tofan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.71% less than the national average, earning €10,597 per year; in United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $45,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tofán9333/
Toufan915,044/
Toffan91442/
Toofan91307/
Tofant9199/
Tofaan9162/
Tofane9131/
Toyfan9122/
Tofang9115/
Thofan9113/
Tofhan918/
Toifan913/
Towfan912/
Thoufan838/
Toffant833/
Toffane832/
Toifane831/
Toufane831/
Toufand831/
Touffan831/
Toofang831/
Tafan80130/
Tefan8093/
Tofon8029/
Tofam803/
Tofanova7718/
Tofanová771/
Toufaint771/
Ștefan737,129/
Taufan735,704/
Tophan732,094/
Tafane731,262/
Toffon73587/
Tafang73197/
Thafan73129/
Tahfan7330/
Tasfan7316/
Tofone737/
Teffan736/
Thofam734/
Tofoin734/
Toufon734/
Taffan733/
Tofoun733/
Tofeun732/
Tawfan732/
Thofon732/
Taefan732/
Tafean731/
Tafain731/
Tefaan731/
Tafand731/
Tafanh731/
Thefan731/
Toofon731/
Tofont731/
Tohvan731/
Teefan731/
Tapfan730/
Touffaint716/
Toufanova713/
Toffoun67122/
Thepfan6748/
Tophane6724/
Tophang6722/
Taufand6718/
Thafane6716/
Tafaune6711/
Tafasin676/
Thophan676/
Tophean674/
Toufeun674/
Thofong674/
Thatfan674/
Tofosen673/
Tashfan672/
Taffang672/
Taffane672/
Taufhan672/
Tauffan672/
Tophhan671/
Toufoin671/
Toufong671/
Toufoun671/
Tapfang671/
Tafaing671/
Toophan671/
Tophann671/
Toephan671/
Tahfane671/
Tafayne671/
Thofone671/
Tafaine670/
Taufant670/
Tophain670/

Tofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tofan in the Marathi language
तोफानtophana-
Tofan in the Oriya language
େତାଫାନetaphana94.84
େତାଫାନାଇଁetaphana'im3.7
Tofan in the Hindi language
तोफानtophana88.6
तोफनtophana10.48
तोफ़नtofana0.55
तोफ़ानtofana0.37
Tofan in the Russian language
Тофанtofan-

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