Tafur Surname

16,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Tafur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru17,7371:1,792298
Colombia12,0811:3,954631
Ecuador1,7481:9,0991,470
United States5571:650,73452,170
Spain4111:113,7528,973
Venezuela3601:83,9003,307
Turkey1281:607,98032,628
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Chile521:338,7789,521
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Panama71:558,8949,437
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
France51:13,284,544357,392
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Tafúr (1) are calculated separately.

Tafur (128) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafúr931/
Tayfur916,526/
Taifur91887/
Tafurt91524/
Taffur91506/
Tafour91349/
Taefur9184/
Tafurh918/
Tafure917/
Taufur915/
Thafur912/
Tafuur911/
Tafuir911/
Tayfour836,525/
Taifour835,080/
Taufour83194/
Tafurth83134/
Thaifur8341/
Tafhurt8315/
Tafourt833/
Taffurt833/
Taffour832/
Taifeur831/
Taffure831/
Tatfour831/
Tafor80504/
Tofur80402/
Tefur8066/
Taiffour7715/
Tahfourt774/
Taffurth773/
Tafourth771/
Tayffour771/
Tayfoure771/
Teyfur731,087/
Taifor73239/
Toifur73158/
Tayfor7330/
Tafoor7319/
Teifur7315/
Tapfor7311/
Tofure7310/
Toyfur735/
Teefur733/
Taufor733/
Taphur731/
Taffor731/
Teffur731/
Thefur731/
Teafor730/
Tayfurova7126/
Taifurova714/
Thoifur67227/
Taifoor67140/
Teifour6763/
Tayfoor6761/
Teyfour6715/
Thoyfur6710/
Toufour674/
Toffour672/
Tehfour671/
Thefaur670/

Tafur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafur in the Hindi language
तफूरtaphura-
Tafur in the Russian language
Тафурtafur-

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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 Tafur
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