Tøftum Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tøftum Surname User-submission:

The Tøftum surname comes from the name of the Tøftum farm in central Oppland county, Norway.

Tøftum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1611:31,9404,447

Tøftum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tøftum surname comes from the name of the Tøftum farm in central Oppland county, Norway.

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Tøftum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tøftum is found most frequently in Norway. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tøftum.

How Common Is The Last Name Tøftum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tøftum is the 1,369,340th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tøftum reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 31,940. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent live, Western Norway, where 2 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live.

Tøftum Last Name Statistics demography

Tøftum earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.53% less than the national average, earning 281,936 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toftum83208/
Tøftemo7715/
Tofttum771/
Tavtum673/
Tuftom671/
Tefeutoum671/

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