Tufo Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tufo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller on, or near, soft, sandy stone.

Tufo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6841:529,91144,115
Bosnia and Herzegovina2841:12,4522,433
Italy2061:296,87737,477
England371:1,505,89364,828
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
San Marino11:33,214932
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Tufo (593) may also be a first name.

Tufo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller on, or near, soft, sandy stone.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tufo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tufo is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tufo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tufo is the 282,966th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,350,621 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Tufo live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tufo is also the 343,462nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 593 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 684 people, or 1 in 529,911. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent reside and Italy, where 15 percent reside.

Tufo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tufo surname are 6.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tufo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 17.91% less than the national average, earning €24,651 per year and in United States they earn 22.28% more than the national average, earning $52,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuffo89187/
Tufoi8982/
Teufo8927/
Tuifo897/
Taufo895/
Tufot894/
Tufuo892/
Toufo892/
Tufos891/
Tufou891/
Tuffou80148/
Toufou8027/
Tufuoh8012/
Toufos8012/
Taufoa807/
Teuffo803/
Toufoz802/
Taufou802/
Teufou802/
Touffo801/
Tuffuo801/
Tuffos801/
Teufoh801/
Tufous801/
Tuifoi801/
Tufa7522,744/
Tufă75329/
Tifo75232/
Tuffuoh7316/
Teuffot7314/
Touffou732/
Tuffouh731/
Toufous731/
Tuffa673,948/
Taufa672,724/
Tuhfa67649/
Toufa67377/
Tifoi67105/
Tufah6799/
Teufa6797/
Tiffo6769/
Tuefa6736/
Tuifa6722/
Tufeu6714/
Tufau6710/
Tufaa676/
Tifoy674/
Tufas673/
Thufa672/
Tufat672/
Dtifo672/
Tupho671/
Tiefo671/
Tufap671/
Toufouss671/
Thifo671/
Tifoh671/

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