Tafono Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Caledonia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Tafono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

Tafono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafono occurs in New Caledonia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafono? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tafono is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Tafono is mostly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Tafono reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in New Caledonia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in New Caledonia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 8,910. Aside from New Caledonia Tafono occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafongo9262/
Tafonoo926/
Tafonoa922/
Tafounou869/
Tafounno861/
Tafongoh861/
Tafuno83152/
Tafona8351/
Tafano8338/
Tofono8310/
Tafeno834/
Tefono832/
Tafounout803/
Tafanod7776/
Tafouna7729/
Tefonou778/
Tafonat776/
Toffono773/
Tafonaa771/
Taffano771/
Tofouno771/
Tuifono771/
Thafeno771/
Toffonou7130/
Taufanoa7130/
Tafounas7124/
Tahfouna7122/
Tefounou713/
Tefonnou712/
Teifogno711/
Tofano67669/
Tafana67181/
Tafuna67127/
Tafena6728/
Tófano6712/
Tofona678/
Toufounou675/
Ttafounas672/
Tofeno672/
Tefona671/

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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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  • 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 Tafono
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