Tafunai Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Tafunai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafunai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa2031:955301
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Fiji41:223,5982,635
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Tafunai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafunai is more commonly found in Samoa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafunai? popularity and diffusion

Tafunai is the 1,111,382nd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Tafunai reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Polynesia.

The last name is most frequently used in Samoa, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 955. Apart from Samoa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Fiji, where 2 percent live.

Tafunai Last Name Statistics demography

Tafunai earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tafuni92854/
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Tafunga86141/
Tafouna8629/
Tafouni865/
Tafunea863/
Tafonai862/
Taffuni862/
Tafunei861/
Tafuuna861/
Tafounas8024/
Tahfouna8022/
Tafonaio804/
Tafounis801/
Tapfunga801/
Tafunaya801/
Tafune7764/
Tafona7751/
Tefuni771/
Ttafounas752/
Taifunaya751/
Tofungi7121/
Tafaune7111/
Tofunga714/
Tafonoa712/
Taufini711/
Taifoni711/
Tafinaj711/
Tafonaa711/
Tefuena711/
Taafune711/
Tofuuna711/
Tafhini711/
Tayfuner6720/
Tafounou679/
Toufouna675/
Thaffini671/
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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 Tafunai
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