Tafie Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Tafie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Tafie (18) may also be a first name.
Tafie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafie is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tafie is the 2,414,640th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Tafie is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Tafie are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Tafie is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 67 percent live, Littoral Region, where 24 percent live and Northwest Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
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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 Tafie
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