Taferi Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Taferi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Taferi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taferi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taferi (Russian: Тафери) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taferi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Taferi live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Taferi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tauferi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Thaferi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taferii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taferei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taferhit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Teferi | 83 | 109,515 | / |
| Tafere | 83 | 15,605 | / |
| Tafari | 83 | 377 | / |
| Tafiri | 83 | 16 | / |
| Tafera | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tafori | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tafery | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teferie | 77 | 5,480 | / |
| Tefferi | 77 | 2,324 | / |
| Tafirei | 77 | 1,292 | / |
| Tofferi | 77 | 216 | / |
| Taffari | 77 | 125 | / |
| Taffera | 77 | 117 | / |
| Teferri | 77 | 58 | / |
| Taffere | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tayfari | 77 | 9 | / |
| Thafiri | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tavfari | 77 | 3 | / |
| Taferet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taferre | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taferoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taufari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafhera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafarih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafarei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahfari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafirri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teferei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teafari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffery | 77 | 0 | / |
| Taufitri | 71 | 172 | / |
| Tahafari | 71 | 46 | / |
| Tauferer | 71 | 38 | / |
| Thaafari | 71 | 25 | / |
| Taffarei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tefferie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Töpferei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tefere | 67 | 6,452 | / |
| Tafira | 67 | 1,688 | / |
| Tafare | 67 | 232 | / |
| Tofari | 67 | 204 | / |
| Tafire | 67 | 100 | / |
| Tafory | 67 | 94 | / |
| Tefery | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tefari | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tafary | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tofiri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tofere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tefiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafiré | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafyra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tófari | 67 | 1 | / |
Taferi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taferi in the Russian language | ||
| Тафери | taferi | - |
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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
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- 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 Taferi
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