Tafela Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Tafela Surname Definition:
Tafela is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child for whom people have sacrificed.
Tafela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tafela (31) may also be a first name.
Tafela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tafela is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child for whom people have sacrificed.
Tafela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafela occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Tafela is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tafela live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tafela is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 834,206. In Zambia Tafela is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafelat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafeala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thafela | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapfetla | 86 | 4 | / |
| Thafaela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tafala | 83 | 458 | / |
| Tafila | 83 | 216 | / |
| Tofela | 83 | 93 | / |
| Tafeli | 83 | 23 | / |
| Tafele | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tafola | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tafelo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tafolla | 77 | 9,603 | / |
| Tafalla | 77 | 4,633 | / |
| Tafilaj | 77 | 1,030 | / |
| Tafalia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Taffola | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tafolia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Thafeli | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tafylia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tofeila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tefelai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafilay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Toffela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafelis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafilau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafiele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafilas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafalah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tasfila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teufela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafyla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafilat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taifelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafiola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafilya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafohla | 77 | 0 | / |
| Toufelaz | 71 | 409 | / |
| Taffolla | 71 | 75 | / |
| Tawfeles | 71 | 12 | / |
| Taffalla | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tafylias | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tafallia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tawfelos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tafollia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tafallla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahavela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toufeila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafilias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafoilla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphetla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thafelot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tawfelis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ttafilaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ttafolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafili | 67 | 3,125 | / |
| Tawfeeles | 67 | 183 | / |
| Tafolo | 67 | 152 | / |
| Tefelo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Tofele | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tafile | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tofola | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tofila | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tofala | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tafilo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thafolaay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taffaleau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touffeila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafollaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Táfila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafyli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafoillaa | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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