Tafira Surname

237,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tafira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,6601:9,3001,151
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tafira (259) may also be a first name.

Tafira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafira (Hindi: तफीरा) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafira? popularity and diffusion

Tafira is the 237,729th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,317,267 people. The last name Tafira is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafira reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 553,262nd most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 259 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,660 people, or 1 in 9,300. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 46 percent live, Harare Province, where 18 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Tafira exists in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Tafira Last Name Statistics demography

Tafira earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 710.61% more than the national average, earning R 1,926,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapfira92220/
Taufira928/
Thafira921/
Tafura831,195/
Tafire83100/
Tafiri8316/
Tafera838/
Tafiré831/
Tafiro831/
Tafyra831/
Tofira831/
Tafoireau803/
Tafirei771,292/
Taffera77117/
Taffura7777/
Tafoiry7755/
Thafiri774/
Tapfura772/
Tefeira771/
Taferat771/
Taifura771/
Tafirri771/
Taffire771/
Taferoa771/
Taafura771/
Tafiroj771/
Tafirey771/
Tafiero771/
Tafhera771/
Taffoireau751/
Taufitri71172/
Tapfuura7113/
Taifeiro716/
Tatfiroh713/
Thoufira713/
Taffoiry712/
Taffairy711/
Tafirout711/
Taffiero711/
Tefera67277,413/
Tafere6715,605/
Tafuro67786/
Tefura6771/
Taferi6754/
Tofura6725/
Tafero6722/
Tefiro6719/
Tofiri6711/
Tajfirooz677/
Tofiro676/
Tofire671/
Tafery671/
Tajfirouz671/

Tafira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafira in the Hindi language
तफीराtaphira50
तफिराtaphira25
ताफिराtaphira25

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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
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  • 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 Tafira
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