Tofilau Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Tofilau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofilau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa3651:531147
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States271:13,424,405494,117
American Samoa171:3,280753

Tofilau (13) may also be a first name.

Tofilau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tofilau is most common in Samoa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tofilau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofilau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 567,444th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. Tofilau is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Tofilau live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Polynesia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Tofilau is most commonly used in Samoa, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 531. Excluding Samoa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Tofilau Last Name Statistics demography

Tofilau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tofila9222/
Tofilu9218/
Tofilat86148/
Toofilu8621/
Tofeila864/
Tofilaj861/
Toofila861/
Tafilau861/
Tofilous803/
Toufeila801/
Tafila77216/
Tofela7793/
Tofilo7755/
Tefila772/
Tofyla771/
Táfila771/
Thofilous751/
Touffeila751/
Tafilaj711,030/
Tefilia7110/
Tofailo718/
Toefula716/
Tofylat716/
Toffela712/
Tafilay712/
Tafilat711/
Tasfila711/
Tgofilo711/
Tofulla711/
Tefoila711/
Thafila711/
Tafilas711/
Thofilo711/
Tafulau711/
Tafilui711/
Tafilya711/
Tafiola711/
Tophila711/
Teufila711/
Toufelaz67409/
Thophila6734/
Tafilias671/
Ttafilaj671/
Tophilus671/
Tafailou671/
Thefilou671/
Tafoilla671/

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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 Tofilau
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