Tafan Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Tafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 28 | 1:2,779,336 | 82,809 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
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 surname Tafan (Arabic: عطفان, Hindi: तफान, Marathi: तफन, Oriya: ତଫାନ, Russian: Тафан) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,573,888th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Tafan is mostly found 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 held given name globally It is held by 127 people.
It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,779,336. In Turkey Tafan is most frequent in: Bursa Province, where 93 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 4 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 4 percent reside. Other than Turkey Tafan occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafan in the Oriya language | ||
| ତଫାନ | taphana | 95.65 |
| େତାଫାନ | etaphana | 4.35 |
| Tafan in the Marathi language | ||
| तफन | taphana | 69.23 |
| टाफन | taphana | 15.38 |
| तफान | taphana | 7.69 |
| तपन | tapana | 7.69 |
| Tafan in the Hindi language | ||
| तफान | taphana | 60 |
| तफन | taphana | 40 |
| Tafan in the Russian language | ||
| Тафан | tafan | - |
| Tafan in the Arabic language | ||
| عطفان | tfan | - |
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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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- 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 Tafan
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