Tafoua Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tafoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tafoua (10) may also be a first name.
Tafoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafoua is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafoua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Tafoua is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tafoua live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The surname Tafoua is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Tafoua is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafoa | 91 | 46 | / |
| Tafouo | 83 | 48 | / |
| Tafaoa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Taufoa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Taffoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafeua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafoué | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafoui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thafoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taffouo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Tafouit | 77 | 12 | / |
| Taufu'a | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tafo'ou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tafieou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taufaoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teufoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafo'oa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafujja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatfouo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafao | 73 | 77 | / |
| Tafae | 73 | 48 | / |
| Tafoe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Tofoa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tasfaout | 71 | 216 | / |
| Tafiyeou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Taffujja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thafo'oa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafiyaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafahi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Tafoei | 67 | 81 | / |
| Teafoe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Taufao | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tafoho | 67 | 43 | / |
| Taffae | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tafaot | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tafaie | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tafoez | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tafaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tafo'o | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tofaoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tafahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafaee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafaet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasfae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavfao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafaoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thafouyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafohe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tafoua
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