Tuffin Surname

189,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Tuffin Surname Definition:

16th cent. Tyffyn, a form of Tiffin, q.v.

Tuffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9891:56,3386,819
Australia3821:70,6698,360
France3021:219,94334,150
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Canada1041:354,28532,012
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Wales281:110,5198,545
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4931:49,4436,050
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tuffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

16th cent. Tyffyn, a form of Tiffin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tuffin Last Name Facts

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

Tuffin occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuffin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,802nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,275,302 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tuffin reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 56,338. In England Tuffin is primarily found in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Dorset, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Tuffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tuffin has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tuffin last name increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 9,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 311 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tuffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tuffin surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tuffin surname are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Tuffin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.2% less than the national average, earning 293,474 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 141.66% more than the national average, earning R 574,272 per year; in United States they earn 33.8% more than the national average, earning $57,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuffing9212/
Tufin913/
Tiffin833,731/
Tuffen83158/
Tufina8365/
Taufin8339/
Tufion835/
Toufin835/
Tufing832/
Tieffin7724/
Taufing7710/
Teuffen772/
Touffen771/
Teufing771/
Tifin73105/
Tufen731/
Thieffin7126/
Tufinova711/
Tiffen67964/
Taufen67127/
Tufenk6751/
Tiefin6743/
Teufen6719/
Taufim674/
Toufen673/
Toufim672/
Tufeng672/
Tufuen671/
Toufne671/
Tuphin671/
Thiefin62414/
Toufeun624/
Tieffen621/
Thiffen620/
Tifn601/
Thieffen572/
Tifen5522/
Tuphn551/
Tüfenk501,815/
Tiefen5011/
Tiphen503/
Tifenn502/
Tiphin500/

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