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 surname Tafang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Tafang is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafang live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tafang is also the 856,040th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 119 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 111,065. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 76 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and Far North Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

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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