Taffese Surname

97,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Taffese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taffese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Taffese (2,662) may also be a first name.

Taffese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taffese is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffese? popularity and diffusion

Taffese is the 97,318th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,493,962 people. The surname Taffese is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Taffese are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Taffese is also the 142,147th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,662 people.

Taffese is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,829 people, or 1 in 20,200. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Taffese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Taffese are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

Taffese earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffesse933,260/
Taffeshe932/
Tafese9251,723/
Taffes922/
Taffesech884/
Taffessee881/
Tafesse8644,078/
Taffies863/
Tafeseh861/
Tafease861/
Tafeese861/
Tafaese861/
Tafeseu861/
Tafes831,292/
Tafesech8011,108/
Taafesse801/
Tafeesse801/
Tafesh776,041/
Tefese7736/
Tafesa7723/
Tafase7711/
Tafess774/
Taffis773/
Tafeze773/
Taufes771/
Tafees771/
Tafesi771/
Tafessech7536/
Tafesetch751/
Tafeseach751/
Tafoeze71263/
Tefesse7126/
Tafhase719/
Tafesch714/
Tafeesh714/
Tafeche713/
Tafeshi711/
Taffish711/
Tafasse711/
Tefeseh711/
Taufees711/
Tafisse711/
Tautfest67361/
Tafis6724/
Tofes676/
Toffessi672/
Taufeest672/
Tafez671/
Tafoezee671/
Teffeshy671/

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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 Taffese
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