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 last name Tafta (Russian: Тафта) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can occur as a variant: Taftă. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tafta is the 885,573rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Tafta reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Tafta is also the 738,219th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 155 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 90,035. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Vrancea County, where 84 percent are found, Dâmbovița County, where 13 percent are found and Galați County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Romania it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Tafta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tafta surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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