Tafena Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Tafena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tafena (211) may also be a first name.
Tafena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafena occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Tafena reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. Tafena is also the 622,565th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 211 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 41,431. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily found in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from The Solomon Islands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafenau | 92 | 75 | / |
| Taifena | 92 | 55 | / |
| Tafenoa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Teafenga | 86 | 9 | / |
| Taffenau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tafeni | 83 | 3,524 | / |
| Tafana | 83 | 181 | / |
| Tafona | 83 | 51 | / |
| Tafina | 83 | 23 | / |
| Tafenh | 83 | 18 | / |
| Tafeno | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tafene | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tefena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tofena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thasfeena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thafeni | 77 | 2,045 | / |
| Taufana | 77 | 123 | / |
| Thafene | 77 | 102 | / |
| Taifana | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tafonai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafener | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafeani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tofenat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taffeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafeno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tayfana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tofeena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafinga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tefhena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tayfina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafinaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafonaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffeny | 77 | 0 | / |
| Toufenat | 71 | 156 | / |
| Taufener | 71 | 4 | / |
| Taffener | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tafeiner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofeynat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahafeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taffanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taffenee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taifener | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thafaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofe'ina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafineau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaphetna | 67 | 406 | / |
| Tofana | 67 | 287 | / |
| Tofeni | 67 | 267 | / |
| Tefana | 67 | 115 | / |
| Tafini | 67 | 111 | / |
| Taffineau | 67 | 77 | / |
| Tafono | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tafine | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tefina | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tauffener | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tofina | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tofona | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taffaneau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tofene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tofeno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touffenat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafiny | 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 Tafena
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