Tofon Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tofon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin231:449,37431,324
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tofon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tofon (Russian: Тофон) is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tofon reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 449,374. In Benin Tofon is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 39 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 13 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 13 percent are found. Other than Benin Tofon exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.

Tofon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tofon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tofon last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toffon91587/
Tofone917/
Toufon914/
Tofoin914/
Tofoun913/
Thofon912/
Tofont911/
Toofon911/
Toffoun83122/
Thofong834/
Tofosen833/
Toufong831/
Toufoin831/
Thofone831/
Toufoun831/
Tofan8014,244/
Tafon801,086/
Tefon8094/
Tofán8033/
Tofun808/
Tofonova773/
Toufoune771/
Toufan735,044/
Tophon732,918/
Toffan73442/
Toofan73307/
Tafone73133/
Tofant7399/
Taffon7365/
Tofaan7362/
Tafoen7344/
Tofane7331/
Toyfan7322/
Tofang7315/
Thafon7314/
Tafong7314/
Thofan7313/
Tahfon7312/
Teffon7312/
Tofhan738/
Tefoin735/
Toifan733/
Tofeun732/
Towfan732/
Toofun731/
Tafoun731/
Tosfom731/
Tofung731/
Ttafon731/
Taafon731/
Tohfun731/
Touffoune711/
Thophon67477/
Thafong67103/
Tophong6769/
Taffone6727/
Totphon6725/
Taufond6719/
Thoufan678/
Toufeun674/
Toffant673/
Theefon673/
Toffung672/
Teffoun672/
Toffane672/
Tofeung671/
Tahfoun671/
Toophan671/
Toufane671/
Tatfong671/
Toofang671/
Tadfond671/
Tafogne671/
Tafonne671/
Toifane671/
Toufand671/
Touffan671/
Taffoon670/

Tofon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tofon in the Russian language
Тофонtofon-

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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
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  • 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 Tofon
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