Tafana Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tafana (82) may also be a first name.

Tafana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafana occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,267,784th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tafana reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tafana is also the 1,060,447th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 82 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 137,841. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 85 percent live and Harare Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Tafana Last Name Statistics demography

Tafana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning R 173,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taufana92123/
Tafanga9228/
Taifana928/
Tayfana921/
Tafanau921/
Taufanoa8630/
Thasfana861/
Taffanay861/
Thafaina861/
Tafani834,032/
Tafane831,262/
Tofana83287/
Tefana83115/
Tafona8351/
Tafano8338/
Tafena8328/
Tafany832/
Tafanh831/
Taffaneau808/
Tafanachh801/
Taufani771,416/
Tafanod7776/
Tafenau7775/
Ștefana7763/
Tafaner7762/
Taifena7755/
Taifane7745/
Taffani7741/
Taufany7735/
Thofana7730/
Tafouna7729/
Tavfani7728/
Taffany7724/
Thafani7723/
Thafane7716/
Tafaune7711/
Taifani7710/
Tavanah776/
Tafonat776/
Tefanai775/
Toufana773/
Tafonai772/
Thafany772/
Tafeani772/
Taffane772/
Tefanau771/
Tafamny771/
Teffana771/
Tafanie771/
Tayfane771/
Tahfane771/
Tafangi771/
Tafayne771/
Taffano771/
Tofaina771/
Tahfani771/
Taphana771/
Tafonaa771/
Tafaine770/
Tafounas7124/
Tahfouna7122/
Thaufani7112/
Toufanga714/
Thaphana714/
Thaifane711/
Taffenau711/
Tafounai711/
Taifanyo711/
Toufanat711/
Tofani674,822/
Tofano67669/
Tafone67133/
Tafono6739/
Tofane6731/
Tofană6730/
Tofany6729/
Tófano6712/
Tofona678/
Tafeno674/
Tófani674/
Ttafounas672/
Tefona671/
Tefena671/
Tofaní671/
Tafoni671/
Tofena671/
Teaphayna670/

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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 Tafana
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