Tafem Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tafem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1761:118,00613,533
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafhem9122/
Tafeem9120/
Taffem915/
Tafeme911/
Tahfem911/
Tafheem83467/
Tafheme8321/
Thafeem833/
Taffiem832/
Tafen80111/
Tafim8018/
Tefem8011/
Tafne804/
Tahfheem771/
Tafemgne771/
Tashfeem771/
Tafhim73367/
Tahfim73361/
Taufen73127/
Tafeen7366/
Tafoen7344/
Tafeng7328/
Taufim734/
Tasfim733/
Taffen733/
Thafne733/
Tohfem732/
Thafim732/
Taafen732/
Tafien732/
Tatfen731/
Dtafen731/
Tadfen731/
Tavfen731/
Tasfen731/
Tahfen731/
Thafen731/
Tafeun731/
Tashfen6721/
Taifeng679/
Tasfeen677/
Taffent674/
Tafhaim672/
Tatfeng672/
Tafn672/
Tahafim671/
Toufeme671/
Thaifen671/

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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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