Tufoin Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tufoin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tufoin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1671:17,7972,429
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tufoin (10) may also be a first name.

Tufoin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tufoin is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tufoin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tufoin is the 319,156th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,218,043 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tufoin live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,167 people, or 1 in 17,797. In Cameroon Tufoin is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tufoing921/
Toufoin921/
Tufon9122/
Tufong8320/
Tufain8318/
Tifoin8317/
Tufoon838/
Toufon834/
Tuffon831/
Tiffoin7736/
Taufond7719/
Taufine7718/
Toufoun771/
Tufaitn771/
Tuffain771/
Toufong771/
Toufine771/
Tufan7325,423/
Tifon7317/
Tufão731/
Tufom731/
Tufonova7117/
Touffine714/
Toufaint711/
Toufoune711/
Taufan675,704/
Toufan675,044/
Tiffon67321/
Tufanc6768/
Tuğfan6754/
Tihfon6722/
Tuffan679/
Touffaint676/
Tifoon676/
Thufan674/
Tufang673/
Tifain673/
Tufane671/
Tufand671/
Tufene671/
Tufaan671/
Toofon671/
Touffeint671/
Tuufan671/
Tufaim671/
Touffiyan671/
Touffoune671/
Tufhan671/
Tufuen671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tufoin
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