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 last name Tafeng is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tafeng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafeng is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Tafeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Tafeng reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 369,131st most frequent first name on earth, held by 523 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Tafeng is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 79 percent are found, West Region, where 11 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and China, where 4 percent are found.

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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