Tafase Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tafase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tafase (25) may also be a first name.

Tafase Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafase is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafase? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Tafase reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tafase is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafhase929/
Tafease921/
Tafasse921/
Tafashe921/
Tafaese921/
Tafas9160/
Tafasest861/
Tafasedh861/
Tafese8351,723/
Taifas831,020/
Tajfas8335/
Tafash8323/
Tafasi8310/
Tafaze839/
Tafasa837/
Tafage831/
Taface831/
Tafhas831/
Tefase831/
Taufase'e801/
Taufaasee801/
Tafesse7744,078/
Taffese774,878/
Tafhasi77220/
Tafache7710/
Tafassa777/
Tafassi772/
Tafashi771/
Tafouse771/
Tafisse771/
Tafeseu771/
Tafeseh771/
Tafeese771/
Taufaus771/
Taffash771/
Tafasyi771/
Tofas73105/
Tafaz7322/
Taffesse713,260/
Tafhasaj71116/
Tafatsch718/
Tofoyase714/
Taffeshe712/
Tafeesse711/
Tafhasoj711/
Tafahasi711/
Taafesse711/
Toufas67176/
Ttofas6761/
Tofeas6748/
Tefese6736/
Taphas6734/
Tafach6725/
Tafazi6714/
Tofasi676/
Tafeze673/
Tafoze673/
Tefasi672/
Tafaiz672/
Tafous671/
Tafosh671/
Teface671/
Tefasy671/
Tahafashi671/
Tafaax671/
Tafaji671/
Tofash671/
Taffessee671/
Thofas671/
Thaphasee671/

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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 Tafase
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