Tuffour Surname

44,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tuffour Surname User-submission:

Tuffour is a surname of the Akan people from Ghana, west Africa. The Akan tribe consist of Bono, Mfante, Asante and Akuapem. Tuffour is a male name given to a man full of wisdom and knowledge, who gives advise on issues. Tuffour means 'advisor', 'councilor', or 'consultant'.

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Tuffour 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
Ghana11,4301:2,364377
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
England1031:540,95233,556
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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Tuffour (1,581) may also be a first name.

Tuffour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tuffour is a surname of the Akan people from Ghana, west Africa. The Akan tribe consist of Bono, Mfante, Asante and Akuapem. Tuffour is a male name given to a man full of wisdom and knowledge, who gives advise on issues. Tuffour means 'advisor', 'councilor', or 'consultant'. The name was later adopted as a surname in the Akan society.

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Tuffour Demographics

Average Tuffour Salary in
United States

$30,270 USD

Per year
Rank:
983,162 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.44897E-5
Rank: 227,308 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
70.15%
Sample size: 69 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Tuffour Last Name Facts

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

Tuffour (Russian: Туффоур) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tuffour.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuffour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tuffour is the 44,165th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 619,847 people. Tuffour is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tuffour reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 194,523rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,581 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 11,430 people, or 1 in 2,364. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Tuffour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tuffour are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tuffour earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.85% less than the national average, earning $30,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.84% less than the national average, earning $34,858 CAD per year.

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
Touffour931/
Tufour9224/
Tuffor923/
Tuffuor861,014/
Tufford86812/
Taufour86194/
Toufour864/
Tufur8379/
Tufor8318/
Tufuor772,337/
Taufur775/
Taufor773/
Tuffar772/
Tuford771/
Tufure771/
Toufor771/
Tuffier71342/
Tuyford7113/
Tufaure711/
Tufordd711/
Teufort711/
Tuiford711/
Thuford710/
Tuffard710/
Tutford710/
Tufar67288/
Touffier671/
Touffart671/
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Tuffour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuffour in the Russian language
Туффоурtuffour-

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