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 found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,252,959th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. Tafem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafem live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Tafem is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 118,006. In Cameroon Tafem is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent reside, Centre Region, where 32 percent reside and West Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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
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- 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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