Tafanana Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Tafanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
Tafanana (170) may also be a first name.
Tafanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafanana is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafanana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tafanana is the 2,372,517th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tafanana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 170 people.
The last name Tafanana is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 39 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafanayn | 88 | 9 | / |
| Tafanian | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tafinana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tafnan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tufuanana | 82 | 96 | / |
| Tavanania | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tafeanean | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tavananya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tavvanana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tavanan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Tavnana | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tavanainia | 78 | 25 | / |
| Diafuanana | 78 | 4 | / |
| Tavanainea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tavanyanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tufanian | 75 | 104 | / |
| Tavanian | 75 | 96 | / |
| Tufanyan | 75 | 47 | / |
| Tavonana | 75 | 27 | / |
| Tavanhan | 75 | 24 | / |
| Tivanana | 75 | 21 | / |
| Tofanyan | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dahfanan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Taefunan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tavanani | 75 | 5 | / |
| da Fanan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ta Afnan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tavanyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tofanian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tafanini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tavyanan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taphanan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Diafouanana | 74 | 6 | / |
| Toufouanana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Toufanian | 71 | 44 | / |
| Toofanian | 71 | 28 | / |
| Tufuanane | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tavanayan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tiyavanan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tivanaana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tavaniyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tavanaian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tufaneanu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dhafanani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tifnan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tivaanani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavaneian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tayvanian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Douafanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofanin | 67 | 415 | / |
| Tufanin | 67 | 81 | / |
| Davanan | 67 | 79 | / |
| Tivnana | 67 | 72 | / |
| Tavhanyani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dafnani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tefonan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tavanin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefnani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tfinane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dafanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavinan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tivanan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tifanin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefanin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavanon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tiffanyann | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tafanana
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