Tafta Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Tafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2231:90,03510,411
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Taftă (66) are calculated separately.

Tafta (155) may also be a first name.

Tafta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafta (Russian: Тафта) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Taftă. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 885,573rd most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Tafta are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 738,219th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 155 people.

Tafta is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 90,035. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Vrancea County, where 84 percent reside, Dâmbovița County, where 13 percent reside and Galați County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Tafta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tafta surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Tafta earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.27% more than the national average, earning $52,759 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taftă9366/
Taftai91201/
Taftay9119/
Taffta911/
Taftah911/
Taftas911/
Tafti80949/
Tabta80213/
Tefta8048/
Tafte8041/
Tofta8027/
Tawta8022/
Tavta8010/
Tafty805/
Tafto803/
Tavtay7326/
Tabtah7320/
Taftøy7312/
Tawtay739/
Tafteh734/
Taftis733/
Tawtah732/
Taftit732/
Tabtha732/
Tabtta732/
Tafter732/
Tawfte731/
Taphta731/
Taftie731/
Taafte731/
Toffta730/
Taffte730/
Taftist67126/
Tabthai677/
Tawtaid671/
Thabtha671/
Thawtha671/
Taftiss671/
Taftich671/

Tafta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafta in the Russian language
Тафтаtafta-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tafta
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