Tofiki Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tofiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3741:141,55512,992
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Tofiki (635) may also be a first name.

Tofiki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tofiki (Hindi: तोफीकी) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofiki? popularity and diffusion

Tofiki is the 640,141st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tofiki live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 330,269th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 635 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 141,555. In Tanzania Tofiki is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 40 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toufiki92583/
Thofiki926/
Toffiki921/
Tofikie921/
Tofike832,924/
Tofiqi8395/
Tafiki8374/
Tefiki8368/
Tofika8324/
Tawfiki77211/
Toufika7724/
Toufike7716/
Towfiqi776/
Tophiki775/
Tafoiki774/
Toefike773/
Tafaiki771/
Toufiky771/
Tofeski771/
Tevfiki771/
Tofikha771/
Tauficki714/
Toufekis714/
Toufiqui712/
Touffike711/
Thoofiqi711/
Touffiqi711/
Toufikha711/
Tofiqe67299/
Tafika67247/
Tofeka6729/
Tofeke679/
Tefike676/
Tefeki672/
Tafeki672/
Toufikkha671/
Tefiqi671/
Toufegkis671/
Toféke671/
Tofice671/

Tofiki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tofiki in the Hindi language
तोफीकीtophiki-

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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 Tofiki
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