Tuffey Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Tuffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:476,22330,919
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Tuffey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuffey is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuffey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,079,669th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Tuffey are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

Tuffey is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 30 percent live, Leicestershire, where 17 percent live and Kent, where 16 percent live. Barring England it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Tuffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tuffey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tuffey last name expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tuffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tuffey surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Tuffey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $45,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuffy91977/
Tuffe9116/
Tufey911/
Tuffet83318/
Tiffey83106/
Touffe8391/
Tuffee8363/
Tufeyo8331/
Tuffie8311/
Tuffay8311/
Tuffeu839/
Tuffer837/
Teuffe832/
Tufeya831/
Tuffes830/
Tauffe830/
Tufe8088/
Tufy806/
Touffet77517/
Tauffer77456/
Teuffer77133/
Touffie7735/
Touffeu7712/
Tuffowe772/
Tuffess771/
Tufeeyo771/
Teuffet770/
Tuffett770/
Tuffa733,948/
Tiffe73396/
Tufet73107/
Tuffi7363/
Toufe7358/
Taufe7351/
Tufay7334/
Tiffy7331/
Tufer7330/
Tufeu7314/
Tuefe7311/
Tufue7310/
Tuhfe735/
Toufy735/
Tufei734/
Tufee734/
Tufae733/
Teufe733/
Tufej732/
Tufie731/
Tuufe731/
Tufeh731/
Tufye731/
Tufed731/
Tufes730/
Touffoue711/
Touffeha711/
Taufer671,569/
Teufer67331/
Tiffee67310/
Tiffay67197/
Tuffou67148/
Toufeu6765/
Touffa6743/
Tuffah6742/
Toefey6736/
Toufie6730/
Taufee6730/
Tiffie6729/
Toufet6719/
Tuffat6718/
Teuffa6716/
Toufer6712/
Tupfer676/
Tiffea673/
Taufed673/
Tieffe673/
Tufiyo673/
Taufie672/
Tufayo672/
Taufeh672/
Taufeu672/
Toeffy672/
Touffi672/
Tuffad671/
Tufeez671/
Tifeya671/
Taufes671/
Tufawe671/
Toufee671/
Tufoye671/
Tuefeh671/
Tuffha671/
Tauffi671/
Theufe671/
Toufei671/
Toufeh671/
Teufeu671/
Thufhe670/
Toeffe670/
Tuffio670/
Tooffe670/

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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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  • 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 Tuffey
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