Tufan Surname

21,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tufan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tufan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey21,5441:3,612508
Romania1,9041:10,5451,379
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
India4201:1,826,34664,592
Iran2541:302,29321,360
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Northern Cyprus431:7,4191,739
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Bulgaria321:218,09111,795
Austria261:327,51736,002
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England121:4,643,172139,951
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Tufan (35,471) may also be a first name.

Tufan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tufan (Arabic: توفان, Hindi: तूफान, Marathi: तुफान, Oriya: ତୁଫାନ, Russian: Туфан) is most common in Turkey. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tufan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tufan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tufan is the 21,434th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 286,652 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Tufan reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 24,478th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 35,471 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 21,544 people, or 1 in 3,612. In Turkey Tufan is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Turkey it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 7 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 3 percent reside.

Tufan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tufan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tufan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tufan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Tufan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning 353,680 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taufan915,704/
Toufan915,044/
Tufanc9168/
Tuğfan9154/
Tufain9118/
Tuffan919/
Thufan914/
Tufang913/
Tuufan911/
Tufaan911/
Tufand911/
Tufane911/
Tufhan911/
Thaufan8332/
Teufang8321/
Taufand8318/
Thoufan838/
Tauffan832/
Taufhan832/
Toufand831/
Toufane831/
Tufaitn831/
Tuffane831/
Tuffain831/
Touffan831/
Taufant830/
Tifan80431/
Tufon8022/
Tufanova77374/
Toufaint771/
Tauffann771/
Tufoin731,172/
Toofan73307/
Tiffan7396/
Tipfan7357/
Tuphan7342/
Tufong7320/
Tiefan7317/
Tufoon738/
Toufon734/
Tifain733/
Towfan732/
Thifan731/
Tuffon731/
Tufaim731/
Touffaint716/
Toufanova713/
Thipfan6732/
Taufond6719/
Thuphan6711/
Tauphan676/
Toufeun674/
Tuphain674/
Toufoin671/
Toufong671/
Toufoun671/
Tiffann671/
Tufoing671/
Thifean670/

Tufan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tufan in the Marathi language
तुफानtuphana96.38
तूफानtuphana3.06
तुफ़ानtufana0.28
Tufan in the Oriya language
ତୁଫାନtuphana95
ତୁଫାନ୍tuphan2.5
Tufan in the Hindi language
तूफानtuphana51.06
तुफानtuphana48.12
तूफ़ानtufana0.24
तुफ़ानtufana0.12
Tufan in the Russian language
Туфанtufan-
Tufan in the Arabic language
توفانtwfan-

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