Tafiya Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Tafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 200 | 1:885,714 | 38,609 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Tafiya (144) may also be a first name.
Tafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafiya (Hindi: ताफिया, Marathi: तफीया) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,085,744th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tafiya reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 144 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 885,714. In Nigeria Tafiya is primarily found in: Plateau, where 70 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside and Kaduna, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafiya in the Marathi language | ||
| तफीया | taphiya | 66.67 |
| ताफीया | taphiya | 33.33 |
| Tafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| ताफिया | taphiya | 56.25 |
| तफिया | taphiya | 25 |
| टफिया | taphiya | 12.5 |
| तफीया | taphiya | 6.25 |
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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 Tafiya
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