Tafem Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Tafem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 176 | 1:118,006 | 13,533 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Tafem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafem is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tafem is the 1,252,959th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafem are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 118,006. In Cameroon Tafem is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafhem | 91 | 22 | / |
| Tafeem | 91 | 20 | / |
| Taffem | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tafeme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tahfem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tafheem | 83 | 467 | / |
| Tafheme | 83 | 21 | / |
| Thafeem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taffiem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tafen | 80 | 111 | / |
| Tafim | 80 | 18 | / |
| Tefem | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tafne | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tahfheem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafemgne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tashfeem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafhim | 73 | 367 | / |
| Tahfim | 73 | 361 | / |
| Taufen | 73 | 127 | / |
| Tafeen | 73 | 66 | / |
| Tafoen | 73 | 44 | / |
| Tafeng | 73 | 28 | / |
| Taufim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tasfim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taffen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thafne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tohfem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thafim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taafen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tafien | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tatfen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dtafen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tadfen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavfen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tasfen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahfen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thafen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafeun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tashfen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Taifeng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tasfeen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Taffent | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tafhaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tatfeng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tahafim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toufeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaifen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tafem
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