Taffa Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Taffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Niger3101:61,9102,915
Benin2931:35,2754,566
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
Australia741:364,80730,412
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Taffa (5,175) may also be a first name.

Taffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﻔﻰ, Russian: Таффа) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Taffa.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 167,978th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,831,214 people. The last name Taffa is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Taffa are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Taffa is also the 94,156th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 5,175 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 12 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.

Taffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Taffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taffa last name grew 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taffa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Taffa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning R 193,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $26,834,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 54.02% less than the national average, earning $19,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffah91318/
Taiffa9159/
Taffay914/
Thaffa914/
Taffat913/
Taffaa911/
Taffoa911/
Taaffa910/
Tafa8932,708/
Taffaja8333/
Taffaha834/
Taffash831/
Taffeau831/
Taffach831/
Toffa803,722/
Tafat803,487/
Taufa802,724/
Taffe802,325/
Taifa802,016/
Tayfa801,731/
Tafaj801,657/
Tafah801,559/
Taffo801,078/
Tafai80834/
Taffi80524/
Teffa80451/
Tafay80340/
Tafau80204/
Tafea80133/
Thafa8097/
Taffy8092/
Tafas8060/
Tafoa8046/
Tafaz8022/
Teafa8015/
Taafa8012/
Taefa809/
Tahfa808/
Tafaa808/
Tafha805/
Tawfa802/
Tasfa801/
Tafad801/
Taffé801/
Tafga801/
Tapfa801/
Tafaï801/
Teffah736,049/
Taaffe733,224/
Toffah731,338/
Thaifa731,032/
Taifas731,020/
Taffet73698/
Taffou73290/
Taffer73210/
Tafaha7387/
Taffee7386/
Touffa7343/
Tafach7325/
Tafash7323/
Taffeu7318/
Taffie7317/
Teuffa7316/
Tayfha7312/
Tafaya7311/
Taufah7310/
Taffip739/
Tafaja739/
Tafa'a739/
Tasfay739/
Taifah738/
Taiffi738/
Taffio737/
Tayfah737/
Taufoa737/
Teaffe735/
Taifau735/
Thaffe735/
Thatfa735/
Taifai734/
Tahafa734/
Tasfai734/
Taufat734/
Taffey733/
Toffay733/
Taffis733/
Taffes732/
Thafai732/
Tafaiz732/
Tafahe732/
Taffot732/
Tafaat731/
Taffei731/
Tafyoa731/
Tasffe731/
Thaffo731/
Thafoa731/
Taaffo731/
Taaffy731/
Tahffo731/
Tafaia731/
Tafeau731/
Taffoh731/
Taffoo731/
Taffop731/
Tafhad731/
Tafhas731/
Tahyfa731/
Ttaffo731/
Tayffi731/
Tasfat731/
Tahfat731/
Taafay731/
Tawfea731/
Tauffi731/
Tauffe730/
Taiffe730/
Tefa6719,129/
Tofa676,854/
Tafi672,856/
Tafe671,167/
Tafo67877/
Tauffer67456/
Tafy67250/
Touffah67219/
Toffaha67196/
Teffaha6762/
Teffeau6761/
Tapfaya6752/
Thaifah6722/
Taufu'a6712/
Taaffee6711/
Taffett676/
Taiffou674/
Thahfah673/
Teaffey672/
Tafaggi672/
Htaffer671/
Touffai671/
Thaaifa671/
Taifatt671/
Taaffer671/
Ttaiffi671/
Taefaha671/
Tafgaha671/
Tafahgi671/
Tófa671/
Thasfai671/
Taaffet671/
Tafà671/
Tahafah671/
Tafeeha671/
Taufaus671/
Theuffa671/
Taffish671/
Tahaifa671/
Tasfait671/
Taufaha671/
Thahfaa671/
Tafj671/
Taufaid671/
Tauffid671/
Tashfay670/

Taffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﻔﻰtfy33.33
ﻃﻔﺎtfa33.33
ﺗﻔﺎtfa16.67
ﻃﻔﺎﺀtfa16.67
Taffa in the Russian language
Таффаtaffa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taffa
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