Tafu Surname
Approximately 949 people bear this surname
Tafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 255 | 1:212,462 | 22,434 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| Thailand | 145 | 1:487,161 | 85,241 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Tafu (1,344) may also be a first name.
Tafu Demographics
Average Tafu Salary in
United States
$34,650 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tafu (Hindi: तफू, Oriya: ତାଫୁ, Russian: Тафу) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 376,758th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Tafu live; 29 percent live in Central Africa and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 214,184th most commonly held forename globally, held by 1,344 people.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa Tafu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent live, Western Cape, where 40 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa Tafu occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Tafu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tafu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49.19% less than the national average, earning R 120,744 per year; in Colombia they earn 49.1% less than the national average, earning $11,556,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafui | 89 | 1,306 | / |
| Tafuy | 89 | 242 | / |
| Tafau | 89 | 204 | / |
| Tafou | 89 | 177 | / |
| Tafuh | 89 | 152 | / |
| Thafu | 89 | 117 | / |
| Tafeu | 89 | 50 | / |
| Taffu | 89 | 48 | / |
| Taefu | 89 | 33 | / |
| Tapfu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Taifu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Tafut | 89 | 7 | / |
| Tasfu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tafuj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Taufu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Taafu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tatfu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tazfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tafup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tafus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tahfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tafud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Taffou | 80 | 290 | / |
| Taufui | 80 | 37 | / |
| Tafouh | 80 | 27 | / |
| Taffeu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Tahafu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tafuit | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tafuis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Taifau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Taifou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Taufou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taffut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taufeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tahfuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tafuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tafuiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tafust | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tahfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tadfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taufuí | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tatfeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tafous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tefu | 75 | 4,066 | / |
| Tofu | 75 | 1,265 | / |
| Taufu'a | 73 | 12 | / |
| Taiffou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tahafuj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tahafou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taufaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ta'afeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teffu | 67 | 1,268 | / |
| Tefau | 67 | 127 | / |
| Tefuh | 67 | 95 | / |
| Tofeu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tefou | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ștefu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tefeu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Thofu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tafoe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Thefu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Teefu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Taphu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tofup | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tafoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toffu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tofui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toufu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tofus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tofou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tofau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefui | 67 | 1 | / |
Tafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାଫୁ | taphu | - |
| Tafu in the Hindi language | ||
| तफू | taphu | 66.67 |
| टाफू | taphu | 33.33 |
| Tafu in the Russian language | ||
| Тафу | tafu | - |
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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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- 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 Tafu
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