Tafifu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tafifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tafifu (14) may also be a first name.

Tafifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafifu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafifu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tafifu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tafifu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Tafifu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahfifu925/
Tafif9140/
Tahafifu864/
Tahfif8325/
Tfifuy8312/
Taufif834/
Tafofu831/
Tafifoult801/
Tafofou7720/
Tafufuh771/
Tafiofa771/
Tafefua771/
Tavif7358/
Tafaf7337/
Dafif7314/
Tofif736/
Tfaff734/
Tavfi733/
Tefif731/
Tafof731/
Tafofeua711/
Tavafi67861/
Tufaif67240/
Tavifi6755/
Tifife6724/
Tofifo6721/
Tfifha6717/
Tofifi6716/
Tifafi6715/
Tafavi679/
Tofife677/
Tafofo675/
Tafafi674/
Deafif674/
Tafiev673/
Dafifa671/
Tauafiafi671/
Tafefa671/
Tafviy671/
Taifov671/
Dafify671/
Tafeef671/
Toufif671/
Taffaf671/
Tivafi671/
Tififi671/

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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 Tafifu
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