Tafaya Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tafaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Tafaya (48) may also be a first name.

Tafaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafaya is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Tafaya live; 73 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name in the world It is held by 48 people.

The last name Tafaya is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Tafaya is most common in: California, where 71 percent live, New Mexico, where 14 percent live and Utah, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and Mexico, where 9 percent live.

Tafaya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tafaya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tafaya last name fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tafaya Last Name Statistics demography

Tafaya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapfaya9252/
Tafayat923/
Tafayah921/
Tafay91340/
Tafaa918/
Tafoya8317,376/
Tafiya83227/
Tofaya83128/
Tafayo8324/
Tafaye8311/
Tafaja839/
Tafa'a839/
Tasfay839/
Taffay834/
Tafaiy832/
Tefaya832/
Tafeya831/
Taffaa831/
Tafaia831/
Tafayi831/
Taafay831/
Tafa8032,708/
Tafy80250/
Tasfaye772,751/
Tasfiya77451/
Taffoya7748/
Tapfuya7747/
Taffaja7733/
Toufaya7714/
Tafiyah7712/
Tafayeh773/
Tayfoya772/
Taufiya771/
Tapfiya771/
Taufaha771/
Teafaye771/
Thahfaa771/
Tashfay770/
Taufa732,724/
Taffa732,574/
Taifa732,016/
Tayfa731,731/
Tafaj731,657/
Tafai73834/
Tafyi73383/
Tafuy73242/
Taify73205/
Tafau73204/
Tafea73133/
Taffy7392/
Tafiy7380/
Tafae7348/
Tafoa7346/
Teafa7315/
Taafa7312/
Tofay7310/
Tefay739/
Tafey736/
Tafoy735/
Tafha735/
Tofaa734/
Tadfy732/
Tawfa732/
Tasfy731/
Tapfa731/
Tafyh731/
Taafy730/
Thafy730/
Tafayesh7116/
Tofayaha711/
Tatfiyah711/
Tofayova711/
Tefaye671,293/
Tofayo67249/
Taiffa6759/
Tofoya6756/
Taffae6729/
Tafaie6717/
Tayfha6712/
Tefiya678/
Tafuja677/
Taufoa677/
Tefoya676/
Tofiya676/
Tafoyo675/
Taifau675/
Taifai674/
Tafija674/
Tasfai674/
Tofeya674/
Tefahy674/
Thaffa674/
Taffey673/
Toffay673/
Tafoia673/
Tafiyo673/
Thafai672/
Tafaiz672/
Tafaii672/
Tafoye671/
Tafyoa671/
Thafoa671/
Tefaja671/
Tefayo671/
Taaffy671/
Tafaji671/
Tafeua671/
Taffoa671/
Tahyfa671/
Tashfy671/
Tayfoy671/
Tasfey671/
Thafey671/
Tawfea671/
Taaffa670/
Tafuyo670/
Tuofay670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tafaya
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