Tafam Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Tafam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 489 | 1:42,473 | 5,642 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tafam (18) may also be a first name.
Tafam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafam is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tafam is the 620,716th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafam are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 42,473. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 55 percent reside, Centre Region, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Tafam exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafham | 91 | 135 | / |
| Tajfam | 91 | 4 | / |
| Taffam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tafame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tahfam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thafam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tafhame | 83 | 128 | / |
| Tafaham | 83 | 86 | / |
| Tafhaim | 83 | 2 | / |
| Taidfam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafasim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tahafam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taffamg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafan | 80 | 130 | / |
| Tafom | 80 | 92 | / |
| Tofam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tefam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taufan | 73 | 5,704 | / |
| Tafane | 73 | 1,262 | / |
| Tayfan | 73 | 597 | / |
| Tafang | 73 | 197 | / |
| Thafan | 73 | 129 | / |
| Taifan | 73 | 50 | / |
| Tafoum | 73 | 41 | / |
| Tahfan | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tasfan | 73 | 16 | / |
| Thofam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taffan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tawfan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tapham | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tafain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafanh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taffom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tapfom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tapfan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taifane | 67 | 45 | / |
| Thaufan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Taufand | 67 | 18 | / |
| Thafane | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tafaune | 67 | 11 | / |
| Taifang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tafasin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thatfan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tauffan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taufhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taffane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tashfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taffang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thapham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahfane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafhome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tayfane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapfang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taufant | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tafaine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tafam
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