Tafula Surname

61,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Tafula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tafula (29) may also be a first name.

Tafula Last Name Facts

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

Tafula (Hindi: तफूला) occurs most in Mozambique. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,237th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 887,535 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tafula are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Tafula is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

Tafula is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is held by 8,034 people, or 1 in 3,393. Aside from Mozambique this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafulla923/
Tafulau921/
Tafullah861/
Tafuli833,459/
Tafila83216/
Tefula83172/
Tafuly83107/
Tafulo8328/
Tafule8315/
Tafola835/
Taifullah805/
Tasfullah801/
Tafolla779,603/
Taafuli7720/
Taphula7713/
Taffola778/
Toefula776/
Tafolia775/
Tafuili773/
Tafilay772/
Thafuli771/
Tofulla771/
Thafila771/
Tafilau771/
Tafoloa771/
Tafulli771/
Teefula771/
Tefulla771/
Tafoulo771/
Tafulgo771/
Thaifullah7512/
Taffolla7175/
Taifouli713/
Tafollia712/
Ttafilaj711/
Tafoulet711/
Ttafolla711/
Tafolo67152/
Tofola6722/
Tofila6722/
Tafoli6718/
Tafole6717/
Tofuli674/
Tafilo673/
Thafolaay672/
Tefila672/
Toufoulla671/
Tofule671/
Tafollaai671/

Tafula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafula in the Hindi language
तफूलाtaphula66.67
तफुलाtaphula16.67
ताफुलाtaphula16.67

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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 Tafula
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