Tafele Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tafele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tafele (101) may also be a first name.

Tafele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafele (Marathi: तफोेले) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tafele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Tafele is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Tafele reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tafele is also the 940,641st most common forename in the world It is held by 101 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafelle921/
Tafiele921/
Tafle919/
Tawfeles8612/
Tafale8342/
Tefele8332/
Tofele8327/
Taffle8323/
Tafile8323/
Tafeli8323/
Tafela8321/
Tafole8317/
Tafeil8315/
Tafelh837/
Tafeal835/
Tafeyl832/
Tawfeeles80183/
Tafilet77137/
Tefeleu7752/
Teufele7750/
Töffele7711/
Taufale7710/
Thafale776/
Thafeli774/
Toffele774/
Tafelis772/
Tafileh771/
Taffale771/
Tafeala771/
Tefelei771/
Tafolle771/
Tauffle770/
Tofle7311/
Tawfiles71268/
Toufeile719/
Towfeles715/
Tawfelis711/
Toffeles711/
Taffilee711/
Taafaale711/
Tafili673,125/
Tofile671,818/
Tafail67646/
Tafali67550/
Tafila67216/
Tofale67132/
Tofela6793/
Tofole6763/
Tefeli6751/
Toffle6730/
Tafoli6718/
Toffeleit6717/
Tefile6712/
Towfeless6711/
Tofeal673/
Toufle673/
Tafuil673/
Tefale672/
Tofeil672/
Tafyli671/
Teféle671/
Tafayl671/
Tefole670/

Tafele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafele in the Marathi language
तफोेलेtaphoele-

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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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  • 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 Tafele
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