Tafila Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Tafila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 210 | 1:10,414 | 1,941 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Táfila (1) are calculated separately.
Tafila (173) may also be a first name.
Tafila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tafila (Arabic: طفيلة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻃﻔﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: ताफिला) is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Táfila. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tafila is the 1,121,821st most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tafila live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 694,534th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 173 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 10,414. Besides Botswana it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Táfila | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tafilaj | 92 | 1,030 | / |
| Tafilay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tasfila | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafilat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafiola | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafilya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafilau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafilas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thafila | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafoilla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tafilias | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ttafilaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tafula | 83 | 8,211 | / |
| Tafili | 83 | 3,125 | / |
| Tafile | 83 | 23 | / |
| Tofila | 83 | 22 | / |
| Tafela | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tafilo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tefila | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tafoillaa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tofilau | 77 | 557 | / |
| Tofilat | 77 | 148 | / |
| Tafilet | 77 | 137 | / |
| Tafilis | 77 | 58 | / |
| Tefilia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tafylia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tofeila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tafuili | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tafulla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tafilih | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafilui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafilot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafileh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafelat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafeala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafulau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toofila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafiele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teafilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tefoila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafilie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tofilaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thafyla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teufila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafaili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawfiles | 71 | 268 | / |
| Tawfilis | 71 | 156 | / |
| Taşfiliz | 71 | 23 | / |
| Taphilai | 71 | 22 | / |
| Thaphila | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tafylias | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tapfetla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Taffilee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafullah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafailou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahavila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toufeila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thavilah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofile | 67 | 1,818 | / |
| Tefula | 67 | 172 | / |
| Tofili | 67 | 128 | / |
| Tofela | 67 | 93 | / |
| Tofilo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tafulo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tafeli | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tafele | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tefilo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Taifullah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tafiło | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafyli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tófili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taphilias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touffeila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofyla | 67 | 1 | / |
Tafila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻃﻔﻴﻠﻪ | atfylh | - |
| Tafila in the Hindi language | ||
| ताफिला | taphila | 50 |
| तफीला | taphila | 25 |
| टफिला | taphila | 25 |
| Tafila in the Arabic language | ||
| طفيلة | tfylt | - |
| طفيله | tfylh | - |
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Footnotes
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