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 more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 376,758th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. The last name Tafu is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Tafu reside; 29 percent reside in Central Africa and 29 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 214,184th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,344 people.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa Tafu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 40 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Tafu is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tafu
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