Tofiro Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tofiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tofiro (127) may also be a first name.

Tofiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tofiro is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tofiro is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Tofiro are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tofiro is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 127 people.

Tofiro is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Tofiro is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 40 percent are found, Hoima District, where 20 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tofiros9213/
Tofirou921/
Tefiro8319/
Tafiro831/
Tofira831/
Tofero831/
Tophiro772/
Tafiroj771/
Tafiero771/
Thoufira713/
Tatfiroh713/
Taffiero711/
Tafirout711/
Tafira671,688/
Tafuro67786/
Tofura6725/
Tafero6722/
Tophairot6711/
Tefero672/
Tophairoj671/
Tefuro671/

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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 Tofiro
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