Tafanga Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Tafanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tafanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tafanga occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tafanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Tafanga is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Tafanga live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Tafanga is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 959,601. In Niger Tafanga is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafana | 92 | 181 | / |
| Tafaga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Taufaga | 86 | 126 | / |
| Taufana | 86 | 123 | / |
| Tafeaga | 86 | 22 | / |
| Taifana | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tafangy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tefanga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tafangi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tafanau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tayfana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taufanoa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Toufanga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thafaina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taffanay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thasfana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tofana | 77 | 287 | / |
| Tafano | 77 | 38 | / |
| Tofaga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafoga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafago | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffaneau | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tafanachh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tafanod | 71 | 76 | / |
| Tafongo | 71 | 62 | / |
| Thofana | 71 | 30 | / |
| Tavanah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tofangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Toufana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Taffano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toufaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafonaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafaghod | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tofangui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thaphana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tephanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tafongoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toufanat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tafanga
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