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 is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Tafs live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Tafs is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 29 percent live, Wisconsin, where 22 percent live and Alaska, where 19 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 34 percent live and Syria, where 21 percent live.

Tafs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tafs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tafs last name rose 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tafs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tafs are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for 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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