Tafa Surname

16,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Albania

Tafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,6491:6,6591,057
Albania6,2771:46427
Nigeria3,2571:54,3884,139
Egypt1,9831:46,3624,614
Zimbabwe1,5741:9,8081,223
Greece1,0631:10,4231,340
Niger6621:28,9911,657
Kosovo5151:3,615605
Botswana4801:4,556687
South Africa4151:130,54915,274
Lebanon2471:22,8222,631
Benin1921:53,8316,745
Indonesia1441:918,39768,422
Tonga1401:767219
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Algeria1041:371,45732,724
France881:754,80492,996
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
North Macedonia421:50,0355,380
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
England371:1,505,89364,828
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Israel341:251,69522,987
Australia281:964,13257,058
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Belgium251:459,86646,150
India251:30,682,615377,978
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Tafà (1) are calculated separately.

Tafa (54,115) may also be a first name.

Tafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafa (Arabic: عطفا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﻔﺎ, Hindi: तफा, Oriya: ତଫା, Russian: Тафа) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Tafà. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafa is the 16,967th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 222,806 people. Tafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Tafa live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tafa is also the 17,274th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 54,115 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 14,649 people, or 1 in 6,659. Excluding Ethiopia Tafa occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Tafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tafa last name is primarily Shiite (84%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tafa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tafa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.5% less than the national average, earning R 191,292 per year and in United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafà921/
Tafat893,487/
Taufa892,724/
Taffa892,574/
Taifa892,016/
Tayfa891,731/
Tafaj891,657/
Tafah891,559/
Tafai89834/
Tafay89340/
Tafau89204/
Tafea89133/
Thafa8997/
Tafas8960/
Tafoa8946/
Tafaz8922/
Teafa8915/
Taafa8912/
Taefa899/
Tahfa898/
Tafaa898/
Tafha895/
Tawfa892/
Tasfa891/
Tafad891/
Tafga891/
Tapfa891/
Tafaï891/
Thaifa801,032/
Taifas801,020/
Taffah80318/
Tafaha8087/
Taiffa8059/
Tafach8025/
Tafash8023/
Tayfha8012/
Tafaya8011/
Taufah8010/
Tafaja809/
Tafa'a809/
Tasfay809/
Taifah808/
Tayfah807/
Taufoa807/
Taifau805/
Thatfa805/
Taifai804/
Tahafa804/
Tasfai804/
Taffay804/
Taufat804/
Thaffa804/
Taffat803/
Thafai802/
Tafaiz802/
Tafahe802/
Tafaat801/
Taffaa801/
Tafyoa801/
Thafoa801/
Tafaia801/
Tafeau801/
Taffoa801/
Tafhad801/
Tafhas801/
Tahyfa801/
Tasfat801/
Tahfat801/
Taafay801/
Tawfea801/
Taaffa800/
Tefa7519,129/
Tofa756,854/
Tafi752,856/
Tafe751,167/
Tafo75877/
Tafy75250/
Tófa751/
Tafj751/
Tapfaya7352/
Taffaja7333/
Thaifah7322/
Taufu'a7312/
Taffaha734/
Thahfah733/
Tafaggi732/
Thaaifa731/
Taifatt731/
Taefaha731/
Tafgaha731/
Tafahgi731/
Thasfai731/
Tahafah731/
Tafeeha731/
Taffash731/
Taffeau731/
Taufaus731/
Tahaifa731/
Tasfait731/
Taufaha731/
Thahfaa731/
Taffach731/
Taufaid731/
Tashfay730/
Toffa673,722/
Tohfa673,008/
Tapha672,368/
Taffe672,325/
Tafer672,297/
Tafui671,306/
Taifi671,302/
Tafes671,292/
Tasfi671,185/
Taffo671,078/
Tafih67526/
Taffi67524/
Tahfi67505/
Thofa67481/
Teffa67451/
Tafyi67383/
Toofa67380/
Toufa67377/
Taafe67349/
Tofaj67333/
Tayfe67294/
Tayfi67292/
Taifo67247/
Tafuy67242/
Tahfe67218/
Taify67205/
Ttofa67187/
Tafou67177/
Ttafi67162/
Teefa67161/
Taufi67153/
Tefau67127/
Tatfo67121/
Tofas67105/
Tafei67100/
Teufa6797/
Taffy6792/
Tafit6788/
Thafe6788/
Tafiy6780/
Tafio6774/
Tefaj6765/
Teifa6764/
Tafie6763/
Taufe6751/
Tafeu6750/
Tafet6744/
Tafoi6741/
Tafip6738/
Taife6735/
Tofah6735/
Tahva6735/
Tawfi6734/
Thefa6733/
Tafhi6733/
Tafid6729/
Tavah6728/
Toifa6726/
Tafeh6725/
Tafis6724/
Tafij6722/
Tuifa6722/
Tayfo6717/
Tafoh6715/
Tofai6715/
Thafi6714/
Tadfi6713/
Tefah6713/
Tefai6712/
Tafee6711/
Tatfi6711/
Tofay6710/
Tapfo6710/
Tefay679/
Tofaz679/
Tefaa679/
Tafatsch678/
Taafi677/
Tehfa676/
Tafey676/
Tafoo676/
Tafoy675/
Taufo675/
Tafej674/
Tofaa674/
Tavfi673/
Toefa673/
Tazfi673/
Tafiz672/
Tafuj672/
Tofau672/
Tajfi672/
Tadfy672/
Tasfo672/
Tafed672/
Dtofa672/
Tofaş671/
Tofat671/
Tafoj671/
Tafhe671/
Taefo671/
Tadfo671/
Taafo671/
Tahfo671/
Tafez671/
Taffé671/
Tasfy671/
Teyfa671/
Tafyh671/
Tawfe671/
Tazfo671/
Taafy670/
Thafy670/

Tafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafa in the Hindi language
तफाtapha-
Tafa in the Oriya language
ତଫାtapha-
Tafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﻔﺎtfa33.33
ﻃﻔﻰtfy25
ﻃﻔﺎﺀtfa25
ﺗﺎﻑtaf8.33
ﻃﻔﻲtfy8.33
Tafa in the Russian language
Тафаtafa-
Tafa in the Arabic language
عطفاtfa-

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