Tafala Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Tafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2541:22,1932,595
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tafala (111) may also be a first name.

Tafala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafala (Marathi: तफला) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 657,184th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Tafala reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Levant. Tafala is also the 890,531st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 111 people.

The last name Tafala is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 22,193. In Lebanon Tafala is most prevalent in: South Governorate, where 93 percent are found, Nabatiye Governorate, where 2 percent are found and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Lebanon it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 37 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Tafala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tafala surname is principally Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafalla924,633/
Tafalas92138/
Tafalia9215/
Tafeala921/
Tafalah921/
Tasfala921/
Thafala921/
Taffalla866/
Tafallia863/
Thafaela861/
Tafallla861/
Tasfalla861/
Tafali83550/
Tafale8342/
Tafela8321/
Tofala837/
Tafola835/
Tefala831/
Taffaleau801/
Tafolla779,603/
Tadfale7769/
Tavahla7733/
Tafallo7711/
Taufale7710/
Taffola778/
Thafale776/
Tatfale775/
Tafalou774/
Toufala774/
Tavalah773/
Tofalla772/
Tefalla771/
Thafela771/
Taffale771/
Tajfali771/
Tafalis771/
Taifali771/
Tafaili771/
Tasfali771/
Tepfala771/
Tafohla770/
Toufalla71410/
Taifalos71167/
Taffolla7175/
Tavallah7111/
Tafallot719/
Tahavela711/
Tafoilla711/
Taafaale711/
Ttofalla711/
Ttafolla711/
Toufalya711/
Taifalou711/
Tafalesh711/
Tafailou711/
Tasfolla711/
Tofalo67403/
Tafolo67152/
Tofale67132/
Tofela6793/
Tofola6722/
Tafoli6718/
Tafole6717/
Tofali6715/
Tadfalech679/
Toufalaaz674/
Tófalo673/
Tatfollah672/
Tafelo672/
Thafolaay672/
Ttofallas671/
Tafollaai671/
Teafatler671/
Tafoillaa670/

Tafala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafala in the Marathi language
तफलाtaphala-

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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 Tafala
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