Tafolong Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tafolong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tafolong Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Tafolong Last Name Facts

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

Tafolong is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafolong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Tafolong occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Tafolong live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Tafolong is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found and West Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafolon931/
Tafelong881/
Tofolon80106/
Toffolon75623/
Tefelong752/
Tafoulan751/
Tefeulong712/
Tafalan67316/
Tofolan671/
Tofolón671/
Toffolón633/
Toofalan5027/
Tofalyan5016/
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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 Tafolong
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