Tafarki Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Tafarki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafarki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4771:371,36819,809
Niger951:202,0216,807
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Tafarki (169) may also be a first name.

Tafarki Last Name Facts

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

Tafarki occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafarki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafarki is the 550,571st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. The surname Tafarki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafarki reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 703,581st most common given name on earth, borne by 169 people.

Tafarki is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 371,368. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 26 percent reside, Niger, where 24 percent reside and Kebbi, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 16 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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