Tafeng Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tafeng Surname User-submission:

The Tafeng surname was named after a little town in a China, which means 'great mountain'.

Tafeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Tafeng (523) may also be a first name.

Tafeng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tafeng surname was named after a little town in a China, which means 'great mountain'.

- xyin.mintyx

Tafeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafeng has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafeng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Tafeng is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Tafeng are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tafeng is also the 369,131st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 523 people.

The last name Tafeng is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 79 percent live, West Region, where 11 percent live and Northwest Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and China, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thafeng92622/
Taifeng929/
Tatfeng922/
Tafaeng921/
Tafeung921/
Tafen91111/
Taufen83127/
Tafeen8366/
Tafoen8344/
Tafing8312/
Taffen833/
Taafen832/
Tafien832/
Tadfen831/
Dtafen831/
Tasfen831/
Tafeun831/
Tatfen831/
Thafen831/
Tahfen831/
Tavfen831/
Thapfaeng8043/
Tafn802/
Taffing7753/
Tapheng7726/
Tashfen7721/
Taufing7710/
Tasfeen777/
Taffent774/
Tofeung771/
Thaifen771/
Tofueng771/
Tafin73707/
Tafem73184/
Tofen738/
Tafyn734/
Tafne734/
Tashfeen71705/
Taphoeng717/
Tophaeng714/
Thapheng711/
Tahsfeen711/
Tafemgne711/
Taasfeen711/
Teufeung711/
Taffin671,573/
Tasfin67746/
Taufin6739/
Taffyn6728/
Toffen6726/
Tafina6723/
Thafin6723/
Tafeem6720/
Teufen6719/
Tofing6715/
Tayfin677/
Taffem675/
Thepfaeng674/
Tahven674/
Toufen673/
Thafne673/
Tofeun672/
Taashfeen671/
Teyfen671/
Tefing671/
Tahfem671/
Taphen671/
Tofeen671/
Thofen671/
Topfen670/

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