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

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

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 Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuffour (Russian: Туффоур) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tuffour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuffour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,165th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 619,847 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tuffour live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 194,523rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,581 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 11,430 people, or 1 in 2,364. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Tuffour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tuffour are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered with 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

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/
Touffear671/

Tuffour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuffour in the Russian language
Туффоурtuffour-

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