Tafur Surname
Approximately 33,282 people bear this surname
Tafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 17,737 | 1:1,792 | 298 |
| Colombia | 12,081 | 1:3,954 | 631 |
| Ecuador | 1,748 | 1:9,099 | 1,470 |
| United States | 557 | 1:650,734 | 52,170 |
| Spain | 411 | 1:113,752 | 8,973 |
| Venezuela | 360 | 1:83,900 | 3,307 |
| Turkey | 128 | 1:607,980 | 32,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Chile | 52 | 1:338,778 | 9,521 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Tafúr (1) are calculated separately.
Tafur (128) may also be a first name.
Tafur Demographics
Average Male Tafur Height
169.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tafur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tafur (Hindi: तफूर, Russian: Тафур) occurs most in Peru. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tafúr. For other possible spellings of Tafur click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafur? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,685th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 218,964 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Tafur reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Andean South America. Tafur is also the 821,896th most widely held first name in the world, held by 128 people.
The surname Tafur is most prevalent in Peru, where it is carried by 17,737 people, or 1 in 1,792. In Peru Tafur is mostly concentrated in: Lima Province, where 29 percent reside, Amazonas Region, where 13 percent reside and Cajamarca Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Peru Tafur is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 36 percent reside and Ecuador, where 5 percent reside.
Tafur Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tafur are 35.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.64% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tafur earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,252 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $22,070,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.85% less than the national average, earning $30,879 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafúr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tayfur | 91 | 6,526 | / |
| Taifur | 91 | 887 | / |
| Tafurt | 91 | 524 | / |
| Taffur | 91 | 506 | / |
| Tafour | 91 | 349 | / |
| Taefur | 91 | 84 | / |
| Tafurh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Tafure | 91 | 7 | / |
| Taufur | 91 | 5 | / |
| Thafur | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tafuur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tafuir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tayfour | 83 | 6,525 | / |
| Taifour | 83 | 5,080 | / |
| Taufour | 83 | 194 | / |
| Tafurth | 83 | 134 | / |
| Thaifur | 83 | 41 | / |
| Tafhurt | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tafourt | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taffurt | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taffour | 83 | 2 | / |
| Taifeur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taffure | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tatfour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafor | 80 | 504 | / |
| Tofur | 80 | 402 | / |
| Tefur | 80 | 66 | / |
| Taiffour | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tahfourt | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taffurth | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tafourth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tayffour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tayfoure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teyfur | 73 | 1,087 | / |
| Taifor | 73 | 239 | / |
| Toifur | 73 | 158 | / |
| Tayfor | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tafoor | 73 | 19 | / |
| Teifur | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tapfor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tofure | 73 | 10 | / |
| Toyfur | 73 | 5 | / |
| Teefur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taufor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taphur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taffor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teffur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thefur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teafor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tayfurova | 71 | 26 | / |
| Taifurova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thoifur | 67 | 227 | / |
| Taifoor | 67 | 140 | / |
| Teifour | 67 | 63 | / |
| Tayfoor | 67 | 61 | / |
| Teyfour | 67 | 15 | / |
| Thoyfur | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toufour | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toffour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tehfour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thefaur | 67 | 0 | / |
Tafur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafur in the Hindi language | ||
| तफूर | taphura | - |
| Tafur in the Russian language | ||
| Тафур | tafur | - |
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Footnotes
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