Tafom Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Tafom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Tafom (26) may also be a first name.
Tafom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafom is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tafom.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Tafom is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafom are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 26 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 228,232. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, West Region, where 34 percent live and Littoral Region, where 27 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafoum | 91 | 41 | / |
| Tapfom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taffom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tafhome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafoume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafon | 80 | 1,086 | / |
| Tafam | 80 | 495 | / |
| Tafum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tafham | 73 | 135 | / |
| Tafone | 73 | 133 | / |
| Taffon | 73 | 65 | / |
| Tayfon | 73 | 22 | / |
| Tafume | 73 | 18 | / |
| Thafon | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tafong | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tahfon | 73 | 12 | / |
| Taphom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tajfam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taffam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thafam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taafon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahfam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahfum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tosfom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ttafon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teafon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tafhame | 67 | 128 | / |
| Thafong | 67 | 103 | / |
| Tafaham | 67 | 86 | / |
| Taffone | 67 | 27 | / |
| Taufond | 67 | 19 | / |
| Thaphom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tafasim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tatfong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thafume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tadfond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafogne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahafam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taffamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taidfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahfoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taffoon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tafom
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