Tafou Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tafou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1141:182,18519,170
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
France241:2,767,613196,808
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tafou (11) may also be a first name.

Tafou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafou? popularity and diffusion

Tafou is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tafou are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

Tafou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 182,185. In Cameroon Tafou is most common in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 27 percent are found and West Region, where 21 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffou91290/
Tafouh9127/
Taifou914/
Taufou912/
Tafous911/
Tadfou911/
Tafoue911/
Tafoué911/
Tahfou911/
Tafu89949/
Tafo89877/
Taiffou834/
Tahafou832/
Tafui801,306/
Taffo801,078/
Taifo80247/
Tafuy80242/
Tafau80204/
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Thafu80117/
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Tapfu8012/
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Tafut807/
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Taafu802/
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Tazfo801/
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Tafoujat771/
Tafoya7317,376/
Tafuji73103/
Taifoi7368/
Teafoe7363/
Tahafo7351/
Taufui7337/
Toufou7327/
Tafayo7324/
Taffeu7318/
Tahafu7316/
Tafuit7314/
Tafoot738/
Tafuja737/
Taufoa737/
Tafuis736/
Tafoyo735/
Taifau735/
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Tafiyo733/
Toffou732/
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Teufou732/
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Tahfuj731/
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Tafyoa731/
Thaffo731/
Thafoa731/
Taaffo731/
Tafohe731/
Tafooh731/
Tafosh731/
Tafuch731/
Tafuiz731/
Tafust731/
Tahffo731/
Tafeau731/
Tafeua731/
Taffoa731/
Taffoh731/
Taffoo731/
Taffop731/
Taufuí731/
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Tayfoy731/
Tawfoo731/
Tafuyo730/
Thafouyth711/
Tasfaouet711/
Tafa6732,708/
Tofu671,265/
Tofo67180/
Taffoya6748/
Tapfuya6747/
Taifuji6724/
Taphous6717/
Taufu'a6712/
Tahafuj674/
Tayfoya672/
Touffou672/
Tayfoid671/
Thafeyo671/
Teufoue671/
Ta'afeu671/
Tafà671/
Taffeau671/
Toufous671/
Taufaiu671/
Taufaus671/
Taffoia670/

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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 Tafou
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