Tafolo Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tonga
Highest density in:
Tonga

Tafolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tonga1401:767219
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Tafolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafolo occurs in Tonga more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tafolo is the 1,422,956th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Tafolo are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Polynesia.

It is most numerous in Tonga, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 767. Aside from Tonga this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafollo922/
Taufolo921/
Tafoulo921/
Tafoloa921/
Tofolo83678/
Tefolo8330/
Tafulo8328/
Tófolo836/
Tafola835/
Tafelo832/
Tafolla779,603/
Toffolo773,350/
Tofollo7742/
Tafallo7711/
Taffola778/
Tafolia775/
Tafalou774/
Tóffolo773/
Taifelo771/
Taffelo771/
Teffolo771/
Thofolo771/
Tafohla770/
Taifalos71167/
Taffolla7175/
Thoffolo7110/
Tafallot719/
Toffollo716/
Tafollia712/
Thofollo711/
Ttafolla711/
Taifalou711/
Tasfolla711/
Tafoilla711/
Thofolos711/
Toffolio711/
Tafula678,211/
Tafala67458/
Tofalo67403/
Tefelo6753/
Tofola6722/
Tafela6721/
Tófalo673/
Thoffollo673/
Tatfollah672/
Tofelo671/
Toufoulou671/
Tafoillaa670/

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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 Tafolo
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