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 surname Tafaa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tafaa is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Tafaa reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tafaa is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 9 people.
The last name Tafaa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Tafaa is mostly found in: Ogun, where 50 percent reside and Oyo, where 50 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.
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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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