Tofte Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Tofte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9871:367,23332,624
Norway5881:8,745926
Denmark5791:9,749913
Israel1731:49,4666,521
England851:655,50738,035
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Tofte (41) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toftey9177/
Thofte9144/
Toftee9129/
Toftte9117/
Tofter912/
Toftet911/
Toffte911/
Toft8911,055/
Tofterå8332/
Tofts80803/
Tofft80246/
Thoft80176/
Tafte8041/
Tofta8027/
Øtoft8016/
Tofty8015/
Tefte808/
Tofti801/
Tovte801/
Tooft800/
Toftehøj7720/
Thooft73360/
Toftoy7374/
Høtoft7350/
Toftås735/
Tafteh734/
Toftsø733/
Toftøy732/
Tafter732/
Taftie731/
Tawfte731/
Toft's731/
Taafte731/
Toffta730/
Taffte730/
Toffts730/
Taft6714,314/
Tovt675,722/
T'Hooft67232/
Towt67118/
Tofthøj6729/
Tobt676/
'thooft672/
Toftova672/

Tofte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tofte in the Arabic language
توفتtwft-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tofte
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