Tafs Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tafs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Syria301:643,3675,706
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tafs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafs has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tafs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Tafs reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Tafs is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 29 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 22 percent reside and Alaska, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The United States Tafs occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 34 percent reside and Syria, where 21 percent reside.

Tafs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tafs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tafs last name expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tafs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tafs surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Tafs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $50,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffs89605/
Tafse8911/
Tahfs895/
Tafsh891/
Taf861,306/
Taif7517,631/
Taft7514,314/
Taff753,196/
Tafe751,167/
Taws75407/
Tauf75264/
Tefs75144/
Tabs75141/
Tavs75111/
Teaf7518/
Tayf7517/
Tafh7513/
Tasf7511/
Thaf7511/
Taaf759/
Tasv757/
Tatf756/
Tafp755/
Tawf755/
Taïf753/
Htaf751/
Tajf751/
Tofs751/
Tadf751/
Tapf750/
Taffe672,325/
Tawse67824/
Tabsh67818/
Teaff67476/
Taafe67349/
Tayfe67294/
Tahaf67289/
Tavse67281/
Thaif67140/
Taftø67136/
Thafe6788/
Tafft6785/
Taufe6751/
Tavss6750/
Teffs6748/
Thafh6746/
Thefs6742/
Taife6735/
Taaff6733/
Thayf6722/
Thaws6713/
Teyfs6713/
Tabsz679/
Taiff678/
Taevs678/
Teefs676/
Tashf675/
Taews675/
Taizf674/
Tauff673/
Tawsh672/
Tayvs672/
Tafch672/
Teatf671/
Thauf671/
Toffs671/
Taubs671/
Teifs671/
Thavs671/
Taaif671/
Taifh671/
Tofse671/
Tavft671/
Tassf671/
Tayfh671/
Taffx671/
Tawfe671/
Tayft671/
Tavhs671/
Tasfp671/
Htaft671/
Htapf671/
Tafhe671/
Taidf671/
Topfs670/
Tauft670/
Toufs670/
Tapft670/
Taftt670/
Theaf670/

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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 Tafs
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