Tafang Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tafang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1871:111,06512,922
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tafang (119) may also be a first name.

Tafang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafang occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,198,640th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Tafang is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafang live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 119 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 111,065. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 76 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Far North Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taifang927/
Taffang922/
Tapfang921/
Tafaing921/
Tafan91130/
Taufan835,704/
Tafane831,262/
Tayfan83597/
Tefang83463/
Thafan83129/
Taifan8350/
Tahfan8330/
Tasfan8316/
Tofang8315/
Tafong8314/
Taffan833/
Tawfan832/
Tafain831/
Tafand831/
Tafanh831/
Tafean831/
Tapfan830/
Taphang77106/
Thafong77103/
Taifane7745/
Thaufan7732/
Teufang7721/
Taufand7718/
Thafane7716/
Tafaune7711/
Tafasin776/
Thatfan774/
Tashfan772/
Tauffan772/
Taffane772/
Taufhan772/
Teifang771/
Teffang771/
Tahfane771/
Tatfong771/
Tafayne771/
Tayfane771/
Toofang771/
Taffamg771/
Tafeung771/
Tafaine770/
Taufant770/
Tofan7314,244/
Tafon731,086/
Tafam73495/
Thaphang7153/
Tafongue7111/
Tashfain718/
Taifasin711/
Tafanova711/
Thaifane711/
Thapfhan711/
Tauffann711/
Toufan675,044/
Toffan67442/
Toofan67307/
Taphan67264/
Tafham67135/
Tafone67133/
Tofant6799/
Taffon6765/
Tofaan6762/
Tofane6731/
Tefong6729/
Tayfon6722/
Toyfan6722/
Thafon6714/
Thofan6713/
Tahfon6712/
Tafein6711/
Tofhan678/
Tefank676/
Tahvan674/
Tajfam674/
Toifan673/
Towfan672/
Taffam672/
Tahfam671/
Tafoun671/
Tafossing671/
Tafeun671/
Ttafon671/
Thapheang671/
Taafon671/
Teafon670/

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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 Tafang
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