Tafiani Surname

360,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Tafiani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tafiani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria9241:41,8097,460
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
France11:66,422,722504,397

Tafiani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafiani has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tafiani.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafiani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 360,039th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. Tafiani is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tafiani are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 924 people, or 1 in 41,809. In Algeria Tafiani is most numerous in: Aïn Defla Province, where 39 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 31 percent reside and Tlemcen Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Algeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafihani931/
Tafiehani887/
Tofiani8621/
Tafiany8615/
Tafiana8612/
Tafjani867/
Tafeani862/
Tafyani862/
Tofiana7198/
Tafehane677/
Toufjani671/
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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 Tafiani
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