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 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
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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