Tafire Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Tafire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Tafiré (1) are calculated separately.
Tafire (24) may also be a first name.
Tafire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafire (Russian: Тафире) occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Tafiré. For other possible spellings of Tafire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafire? popularity and diffusion
Tafire is the 1,849,867th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tafire reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.
Tafire is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 60 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 9 percent are found and Masindi District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafiré | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tafirei | 92 | 1,292 | / |
| Taffire | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafirey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tafre | 91 | 303 | / |
| Tafir | 91 | 69 | / |
| Tafere | 83 | 15,605 | / |
| Tafira | 83 | 1,688 | / |
| Tafare | 83 | 232 | / |
| Taufir | 83 | 103 | / |
| Tafiri | 83 | 16 | / |
| Tawfir | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tafure | 83 | 7 | / |
| Thafir | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tafhir | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taffre | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taifir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tefire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tasfir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafreh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafuir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tahfir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tofire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taifre | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tapfira | 77 | 220 | / |
| Tafoiry | 77 | 55 | / |
| Taffere | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tofirei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Taufira | 77 | 8 | / |
| Thafiri | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taferet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taferre | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tafarey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafurei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafiroj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taferei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafarei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafirri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teefire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafer | 73 | 2,297 | / |
| Tofir | 73 | 199 | / |
| Tafyr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tofre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taufitri | 71 | 172 | / |
| Tauferer | 71 | 38 | / |
| Taffarei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Taffoiry | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taffairy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tayfoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tefere | 67 | 6,452 | / |
| Tafuri | 67 | 1,679 | / |
| Taufer | 67 | 1,569 | / |
| Tapfer | 67 | 242 | / |
| Taffer | 67 | 210 | / |
| Tayfer | 67 | 64 | / |
| Taferi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Toufir | 67 | 50 | / |
| Thafer | 67 | 36 | / |
| Toutfaire | 67 | 28 | / |
| Taifer | 67 | 27 | / |
| Toffir | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tofiri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tofare | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tofure | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tafera | 67 | 8 | / |
| Touffaire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thofir | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tajfer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Taphir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tofere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tefiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafeer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toffre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafyra | 67 | 1 | / |
Tafire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafire in the Russian language | ||
| Тафире | tafire | - |
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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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- 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 Tafire
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