Tafaa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tafaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Tafaa (9) may also be a first name.
Tafaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafaa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tafaa is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Tafaa occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Tafaa live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name globally, held by 9 people.
The last name Tafaa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Tafaa is most numerous in: Ogun, where 50 percent are found and Oyo, where 50 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tafaa
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