Tofte Surname
Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname
Tofte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 987 | 1:367,233 | 32,624 |
| Norway | 588 | 1:8,745 | 926 |
| Denmark | 579 | 1:9,749 | 913 |
| Israel | 173 | 1:49,466 | 6,521 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Sweden | 69 | 1:142,707 | 10,073 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Tofte (41) may also be a first name.
Tofte Demographics
Tofte Political Affiliation
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Tofte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tofte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tofte (Arabic: توفت) is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tofte click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tofte? popularity and diffusion
It is the 167,978th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,831,214 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Tofte live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 41 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 987 people, or 1 in 367,233. In The United States Tofte is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, North Dakota, where 11 percent live and Wisconsin, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Tofte is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 23 percent live and Denmark, where 22 percent live.
Tofte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tofte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tofte last name rose 1,828 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tofte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tofte are 3.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.73% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tofte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning 324,591 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.26% less than the national average, earning R 77,796 per year; in United States they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning $44,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $57,075 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toftey | 91 | 77 | / |
| Thofte | 91 | 44 | / |
| Toftee | 91 | 29 | / |
| Toftte | 91 | 17 | / |
| Tofter | 91 | 2 | / |
| Toftet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Toffte | 91 | 1 | / |
| Toft | 89 | 11,055 | / |
| Tofterå | 83 | 32 | / |
| Tofts | 80 | 803 | / |
| Tofft | 80 | 246 | / |
| Thoft | 80 | 176 | / |
| Tafte | 80 | 41 | / |
| Tofta | 80 | 27 | / |
| Øtoft | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tofty | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tefte | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tofti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tovte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tooft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Toftehøj | 77 | 20 | / |
| Thooft | 73 | 360 | / |
| Toftoy | 73 | 74 | / |
| Høtoft | 73 | 50 | / |
| Toftås | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tafteh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Toftsø | 73 | 3 | / |
| Toftøy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tafter | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taftie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawfte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toft's | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taafte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toffta | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taffte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Toffts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taft | 67 | 14,314 | / |
| Tovt | 67 | 5,722 | / |
| T'Hooft | 67 | 232 | / |
| Towt | 67 | 118 | / |
| Tofthøj | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tobt | 67 | 6 | / |
| 'thooft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toftova | 67 | 2 | / |
Tofte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tofte in the Arabic language | ||
| توفت | twft | - |
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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 Tofte
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