Tafiri Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tafiri Surname User-submission:
The name is associated with Nigerians from Southern Nigeria. The name is peculiar from a small but great Island called Igbekebor in the Burutu Local Government Area in Delta State. The majority of Tafiris are Ijaws by tribe.
Tafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Tafiri (89) may also be a first name.
Tafiri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name is associated with Nigerians from Southern Nigeria. The name is peculiar from a small but great Island called Igbekebor in the Burutu Local Government Area in Delta State. The majority of Tafiris are Ijaws by tribe.
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Where Does The Last Name Tafiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafiri has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tafiri are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tafiri is also the 1,011,231st most widely held forename internationally, borne by 89 people.
The last name Tafiri is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Tafiri is most frequent in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Ondo, where 21 percent live and Oyo, where 21 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Morocco, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafirei | 92 | 1,292 | / |
| Thafiri | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tafirri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taufitri | 86 | 172 | / |
| Tafira | 83 | 1,688 | / |
| Tafuri | 83 | 1,679 | / |
| Tafire | 83 | 100 | / |
| Taferi | 83 | 54 | / |
| Tofiri | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tefiri | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tafiré | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taffuri | 77 | 304 | / |
| Tapfira | 77 | 220 | / |
| Tafoiry | 77 | 55 | / |
| Taefuri | 77 | 28 | / |
| Tofirei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Taufira | 77 | 8 | / |
| Taifuri | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tauferi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thaferi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafirey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafiroj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taferii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taffire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tofhiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tofitri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toufairi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thaifuri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Taffoiry | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taffairy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teferi | 67 | 109,515 | / |
| Tafere | 67 | 15,605 | / |
| Tofuri | 67 | 90 | / |
| Tefuri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tafera | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tafure | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tefire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafyra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafery | 67 | 1 | / |
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