Tafirei Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tafirei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafirei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,2861:12,0051,594
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tafirei (1,562) may also be a first name.

Tafirei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafirei is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafirei? popularity and diffusion

Tafirei is the 295,200th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,640,515 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tafirei reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tafirei is also the 195,999th most common forename worldwide It is held by 1,562 people.

The surname Tafirei is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,286 people, or 1 in 12,005. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 36 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 24 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafireyi933,210/
Tafire92100/
Tafiri9216/
Tafireyyi889/
Tofirei8610/
Thafiri864/
Taferei861/
Tafarei861/
Tafirey861/
Tafurei861/
Taffire861/
Tafirri861/
Taufitri80172/
Tofireyi8042/
Tafireje8016/
Taffarei803/
Tafureyi801/
Tafireya801/
Tafirayi801/
Tafere7715,605/
Tafira771,688/
Tafare77232/
Tofiri7711/
Tafure777/
Tefiri772/
Tefire772/
Tofire771/
Tafiré771/
Tafirejee7525/
Tapfira71220/
Tafoiry7155/
Taffere7144/
Tafareu719/
Taufira718/
Taferre712/
Taferet712/
Teefire711/
Thafira711/
Tafiroj711/
Taffare711/
Taffure711/
Tafarey711/
Taferii711/
Tofhiri711/
Teferei711/
Tofitri711/
Tauferer6738/
Toufairi674/
Taffoiry672/
Tayfoure671/
Taffairy671/
Töpferei671/
Tafirout671/

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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 Tafirei
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis