Tafan Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Tafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Tafan (127) may also be a first name.

Tafan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafan (Arabic: عطفان, Hindi: तफान, Marathi: तफन, Oriya: ତଫାନ, Russian: Тафан) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Tafan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Tafan reside; 32 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tafan is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 127 people.

The surname Tafan is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,779,336. In Turkey Tafan is primarily concentrated in: Bursa Province, where 93 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 4 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Tafan is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taufan915,704/
Tafane911,262/
Tayfan91597/
Tafang91197/
Thafan91129/
Taifan9150/
Tahfan9130/
Tasfan9116/
Taffan913/
Taefan912/
Tawfan912/
Tafain911/
Tafand911/
Tafanh911/
Tafean911/
Tapfan910/
Taifane8345/
Thaufan8332/
Taufand8318/
Thafane8316/
Tafaune8311/
Taifang837/
Tafasin836/
Thatfan834/
Taufhan832/
Taffane832/
Tauffan832/
Tashfan832/
Taffang832/
Tahfane831/
Tafaing831/
Tafayne831/
Tayfane831/
Tapfang831/
Tafaine830/
Taufant830/
Tofan8014,244/
Tafon801,086/
Tafam80495/
Tefan8093/
Tashfain778/
Taifasin771/
Tafanova771/
Thaifane771/
Thapfhan771/
Tauffann771/
Ștefan737,129/
Toufan735,044/
Toffan73442/
Toofan73307/
Taphan73264/
Tafham73135/
Tafone73133/
Tofant7399/
Taffon7365/
Tofaan7362/
Tofane7331/
Toyfan7322/
Tayfon7322/
Tofang7315/
Tafong7314/
Thafon7314/
Thofan7313/
Tahfon7312/
Tafein7311/
Tofhan738/
Teffan736/
Tajfam734/
Tahvan734/
Toifan733/
Taffam732/
Towfan732/
Thefan731/
Tefaan731/
Taafon731/
Tafoun731/
Tahfam731/
Tafeun731/
Ttafon731/
Teefan731/
Teafon730/
Thaphan67482/
Taphang67106/
Thafong67103/
Thepfan6748/
Taffein6735/
Taephan6733/
Taffone6727/
Tavahan6720/
Taufond6719/
Thoufan678/
Tatphan678/
Taphant678/
Tauphan676/
Toffant673/
Toffane672/
Taphane672/
Tafhaim672/
Toufane671/
Tafasim671/
Tatfong671/
Hteifan671/
Teifang671/
Tadfond671/
Tafogne671/
Tafonne671/
Tahafam671/
Taffamg671/
Taidfam671/
Toifane671/
Toufand671/
Touffan671/
Tahfoun671/
Toofang671/
Tadphan671/
Taiphan671/
Teaphan671/
Taphain670/
Taffoon670/

Tafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafan in the Oriya language
ତଫାନtaphana95.65
େତାଫାନetaphana4.35
Tafan in the Marathi language
तफनtaphana69.23
टाफनtaphana15.38
तफानtaphana7.69
तपनtapana7.69
Tafan in the Hindi language
तफानtaphana60
तफनtaphana40
Tafan in the Russian language
Тафанtafan-
Tafan in the Arabic language
عطفانtfan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tafan
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