Toofany Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Toofany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toofany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius7011:1,845278
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Toofany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Toofany is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toofany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 453,475th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The surname Toofany is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Toofany live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name is most numerous in Mauritius, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 1,845. In Mauritius it is primarily concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 31 percent are found, Pamplemousses District, where 25 percent are found and Savanne District, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Mauritius this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toofanny93214/
Toofauny932/
Tofany9229/
Toufany862/
Tofanyi861/
Toffany860/
Toofanee80103/
Toofanie801/
Tofani774,822/
Tofana77287/
Tofane7731/
Tofană7730/
Tafany772/
Tofaní771/
Thoophany7537/
Toofannee751/
Toufani71525/
Toffani71343/
Thofani71251/
Tooffannee7142/
Towfani7136/
Taffany7124/
Tofanni717/
Tofangi714/
Toufana713/
Thafany712/
Toffane712/
Tofaina711/
Toifane711/
Tafamny711/
Toufane711/
Tophoney6732/
Toufanie678/
Toffanni675/
Tofanett671/
Taffanay671/

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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 Toofany
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