Tafita Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tafita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tafita (17,358) may also be a first name.

Tafita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafita occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tafita.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafita? popularity and diffusion

Tafita is the 1,321,499th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Tafita is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafita are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tafita is also the 41,910th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 17,358 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria Tafita is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 53 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Madagascar, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Tafita Last Name Statistics demography

Tafita earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.99% less than the national average, earning R 178,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafuta83120/
Tafiti8361/
Tofita839/
Tafito836/
Tafeta834/
Tefita832/
Tafetoa7725/
Tafetit771/
Tefitha771/
Tafetist712/
Tafaaite711/
Taffetas711/
Tafete672,101/
Tafuto67134/
Tafeti6756/
Tafeto679/
Tofite672/
Taufeteau672/
Tofiti671/
Tafeticht671/
Tofisto624/
Toufiti621/
Teifite621/
Tafeate621/
Tafysto621/
Thafete621/
Tafette621/
Taufetee5752/
Taphetta573/
Tafetech571/
Taufette571/
Tofaiste570/
Taufete'e5324/
Toufaitou531/
Tofeto50307/
Tofeti5043/
Tofete5013/
Tefeto509/

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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 Tafita
  • 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