Topcliffe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Topcliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Topcliffe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Topcliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Topcliffe is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Topcliffe? popularity and diffusion

Topcliffe is the 7,593,402nd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Topcliffe live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Topcliffe is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Topcliffe is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 80 percent live and West Midlands, where 20 percent live. Excluding England it exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live.

Topcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Topcliffe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topcliff940/
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Tapklew502/

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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 Topcliffe
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