Tofey Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tofey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tofey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tofey occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tofey live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Tofey is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 93 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Tofey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tofey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tofey last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tofey Last Name Statistics demography

Tofey earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning R 296,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toffey91484/
Toefey9136/
Tofeya914/
Tofiey911/
Tofe89662/
Tofy89356/
Toefy80719/
Toffe80319/
Tofei80298/
Tofie80123/
Tofer80102/
Tofea8074/
Tofeu8062/
Toufe8058/
Toffy8055/
Tofay8010/
Tofae809/
Tofee809/
Tafey806/
Tofes806/
Toufy805/
Tofeh803/
Toife802/
Tofej801/
Tofiy801/
Tefey801/
Tofoe801/
Towfe801/
Toofy801/
Tofet801/
Topfer73604/
Toffie73309/
Tofayo73249/
Teefey73213/
Tofaya73128/
Toffeu73126/
Toffer7396/
Touffe7391/
Toufeu7365/
Tofoya7356/
Tofeas7348/
Toufie7330/
Toofer7323/
Toffee7320/
Toufet7319/
Towfie7317/
Toifie7314/
Toufer7312/
Toifei738/
Tofiya736/
Toofee735/
Taffey733/
Toffay733/
Tofiie733/
Tofess732/
Tofeed732/
Tofeji732/
Tofesh732/
Tohfeh732/
Toeffy732/
Toefie732/
Toofie732/
Tefeye731/
Tafeya731/
Teffey731/
Toufee731/
Tofoyo731/
Tefeyi731/
Tosfer731/
Tofe'e731/
Tofeia731/
Toffet731/
Tofiyo731/
Tofuyo731/
Toiffe731/
Toufeh731/
Toufei731/
Thoefe731/
Thofes731/
Tasfey731/
Thafey731/
Tooffe730/
Tophey730/
Topfee730/
Toeffe730/
Tuofay730/
Tofa676,854/
Tefe672,326/
Tofi671,175/
Tafe671,167/
Touffet67517/
Tafy67250/
Toeffie6756/
Touffie6735/
Tofiyah6728/
Tefy6720/
Toufeed6716/
Toufaya6714/
Toyfoya6713/
Thoofer6713/
Touffeu6712/
Tofé679/
Toudfet678/
Topffer673/
Thoifie672/
Toufeer672/
Toufeep671/
Toufees671/
Thafeyo671/
Toffayo671/
Tofijeh671/
Toiffei671/
Toufedh671/
Thofoya671/
Thoifoe671/
Thafeyi671/
Tofj671/
Tasfeye671/
Tophfer670/
Thophey670/

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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 Tofey
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