Tafel Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Tafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5991:605,10749,190
Germany3551:226,77625,315
South Africa3291:164,67418,420
Poland1331:285,78034,483
Canada381:969,62173,252
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
England171:3,277,533109,658
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India71:109,580,769786,157
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Täfel (7) are calculated separately.

Tafel (115) may also be a first name.

Tafel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻃﻔﻞ, Hindi: तफेल, Marathi: टफेल, Russian: Тафель) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Täfel. For other possible spellings of Tafel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,505th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Tafel are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tafel is also the 873,022nd most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 115 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 605,107. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 21 percent live.

Tafel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tafel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tafel last name rose 809 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tafel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tafel last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tafel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.69% less than the national average, earning R 119,544 per year; in United States they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $49,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning $60,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Täfel937/
Taffel91309/
Tafeel91133/
Tayfel9163/
Taafel9154/
Tajfel9133/
Taufel9117/
Tafelh917/
Tafiel914/
Tafell913/
Taifel912/
Tafael912/
Teafel911/
Tasfel911/
Tavfel911/
Tafuel911/
Taefel910/
Tafl8913/
Taffelt8338/
Taufeel8326/
Taifeld8314/
Taufael8311/
Tajfeld835/
Thafeel834/
Tauffel834/
Taffell832/
Taifael832/
Thafiel831/
Thaafel831/
Tafeldt831/
Tahfeel831/
Taffael831/
Taffeel831/
Taufuel831/
Teafell830/
Tafil8076,759/
Tofel80732/
Tefel80256/
Tajfl809/
Taifl807/
Töfel801/
Tafyl801/
Tapfl801/
Taufl801/
Tafelová776/
Teufel739,018/
Tofael731,179/
Toffel73564/
Teifel73490/
Tefiel73121/
Tofell7375/
Toifel7365/
Taufil7349/
Tuifel7348/
Tafill7346/
Teyfel7344/
Töpfel7342/
Taphel7335/
Tofeel7331/
Tofiel7329/
Thafil7318/
Teffel7314/
Tofelt7311/
Topfel7311/
Teefel7310/
Toufel738/
Taffil734/
Tawfil734/
Tafuil733/
Tevfel732/
Toofel732/
Toyfel732/
Tefoel731/
Tasfil731/
Tefeïl731/
Taafil731/
Toefel731/
Thofel730/
Tewfel730/
Teuffel67208/
Teiffel6774/
Tafflet6765/
Thofelt6758/
Teifeld6757/
Tofeldt6756/
Tofl6742/
Toufeel6730/
Táfl6720/
Todfeld6715/
Teifelt6714/
Toffell6712/
Totfeld675/
Thaflet672/
Tuofeel672/
Tefl672/
Teufell671/
Taflová671/
Taffill671/
Toffael671/
Toffeel671/
Touffel671/
Taphell671/
Tasfilt671/
Teefeel671/
Taphael671/
Taphoel671/
Teifell670/
Teffell670/
Theifel670/

Tafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻃﻔﻞatfl-
Tafel in the Hindi language
तफेलtaphela-
Tafel in the Marathi language
टफेलtaphela40
तफेलtaphela40
तफुेलtaphuela20
Tafel in the Russian language
Тафельtafel-

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