Tofting Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Norway

Tofting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Norway791:65,0929,213
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tofting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tofting is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofting? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Tofting reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 68,009. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 46 percent are found, North Denmark Region, where 27 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Tofting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tofting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tofting surname expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tofting Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tofting earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning 337,773 kr per year and in United States they earn 39.21% less than the national average, earning $26,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toftin926/
Tofteng86173/
Tofftin8629/
Toften77290/
Tovtin7787/
Toftén7726/
Taftin7724/
Thoftne7167/
Tovtina7163/
Tofftén7135/
Taftina716/
Tabting711/
Thavting671/
Tovtienė671/
Tovtinova631/
Tovtyn621,134/
Tavtin6212/
Towtyn621/
Thaftn621/
Towtýn621/
Towten621/
Tovtyna5724/
Tawtina571/
Towthen570/
Tawtueng536/
Towtýnová502/

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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 Tofting
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