Turfitt Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Turfitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turfitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Wales31:522,80514,314

Turfitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turfitt occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turfitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Turfitt is the 2,580,327th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Turfitt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Turfitt reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 35 percent live, Louisiana, where 28 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 26 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Turfitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Turfitt has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Turfitt last name contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turfitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Turfitt are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Turfitt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $50,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turfait8611/
Turfi83210/
Turfai772/
Turfie770/
Tourhfist751/
Turfa67143/
Turfe67142/
Torfi6798/
Thorfi6220/
Tourfa6214/
Turfey623/
Turfes621/
Turfoy621/
Tourfe620/
Torfet620/
Torfa50609/
Torfe50135/
Torfy504/

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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 Turfitt
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