Tafese Surname

10,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tafese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia51,6741:1,888337
United States271:13,424,405494,117
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tafese (60,813) may also be a first name.

Tafese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafese is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafese? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafese is the 10,856th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 140,896 people. Tafese occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tafese are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 15,694th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 60,813 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 51,674 people, or 1 in 1,888. Aside from Ethiopia Tafese occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Tafese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tafese are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Tafese earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.31% less than the national average, earning $32,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafesse9244,078/
Taffese924,878/
Tafeseu921/
Tafeseh921/
Tafease921/
Tafeese921/
Tafaese921/
Tafes911,292/
Tafesech8611,108/
Taffesse863,260/
Taffeshe862/
Taafesse861/
Tafeesse861/
Tafesh836,041/
Tefese8336/
Tafesa8323/
Tafase8311/
Tafess834/
Tafeze833/
Taffes832/
Tafees831/
Taufes831/
Tafesi831/
Tafessech8036/
Taffesech804/
Taffessee801/
Tafesetch801/
Tafeseach801/
Tafoeze77263/
Tefesse7726/
Tafhase779/
Tafesch774/
Tafeesh774/
Taffies773/
Tafeche773/
Tefeseh771/
Tafasse771/
Tafisse771/
Taufees771/
Tafeshi771/
Tafis7324/
Tofes736/
Tafez731/
Tautfest71361/
Taufeest712/
Tafoezee711/
Tafish67455/
Tofeas6748/
Tafech6740/
Tafisi6735/
Tafisa6718/
Tafasi6710/
Tafaze679/
Tafuis676/
Tafijs674/
Taufis673/
Taffis673/
Tafoze673/
Tofesi673/
Tofesh672/
Tofess672/
Tavfis671/
Taufex671/
Taifis671/
Taufaasee671/
Tautfestt671/
Tefase671/
Thafis671/
Teufessie671/
Tofege671/
Toufessie671/
Thofes671/
Tafist671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tafese
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