Toftum Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Toftum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toftum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Faroe Islands131:3,769407
Norway71:734,61250,907
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Toftum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Toftum is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Toftum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,152,132nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. Toftum occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Toftum reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 37 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 31 percent reside and Montana, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 39 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Toftum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toftum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toftum last name increased 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toftum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toftum surname are 25.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Toftum earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 35.95% less than the national average, earning 221,662 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning $37,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tofttum921/
Tøftum83161/
Toftun834/
Toftemo7722/
Tofton67104/
Tavtum673/
Tovtam673/
Toffton6230/
Thavtum621/
Towton5033/

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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 Toftum
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