Tafun Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tafun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tafun (20) may also be a first name.

Tafun Last Name Facts

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

Tafun (Hindi: तफुन, Russian: Тафун) is found most in Thailand. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tafun.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Tafun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tafun are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 20 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,962,176. In Thailand Tafun is most common in: Lamphun Province, where 89 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 3 percent live and Chonburi Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Thailand Tafun is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayfun912,500/
Tafune9164/
Taifun9120/
Tafung9112/
Thafun919/
Taffun912/
Tapfun911/
Tafeun911/
Tafoun911/
Tafaune8311/
Tahfoun831/
Taafune831/
Tafeung831/
Tatfeun831/
Tafon801,086/
Tefun8010/
Tofun808/
Tafum806/
Thapfunt771/
Teyfun73288/
Taffon7365/
Tafoen7344/
Tafoum7341/
Tayfon7322/
Taphun738/
Tofoun733/
Tofeun732/
Taafon731/
Tepfun731/
Ttafon731/
Tofung731/
Tahfum731/
Tohfun731/
Toofun731/
Teafon730/
Taifunova712/
Tayfunova712/
Thaphun67466/
Toffoun67122/
Taiphun6765/
Toufeun674/
Toffung672/
Teffoun672/
Taephun672/
Taphung672/
Toufoun671/
Tofeung671/
Thepfun671/
Taffoon670/

Tafun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafun in the Hindi language
तफुनtaphuna50
तफूनtaphuna50
Tafun in the Russian language
Тафунtafun-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tafun
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