Talafu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Samoa

Talafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Talafu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Samoa11:193,8081,089

Talafu (24) may also be a first name.

Talafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Talafu (Marathi: तलफू) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Talafu.

How Common Is The Last Name Talafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Talafu is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Talafu live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Talafu is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Talafu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talafus9225/
Talafou922/
Talafous86144/
Tallafuß8651/
Tallafus864/
Tallafou861/
Tolafu8344/
Telafu8310/
Talefu831/
Tallafuss8088/
Tallafusz801/
Taliafeus800/
Thalavu7717/
Talafús775/
Talaphu774/
Talliafeus750/
Thalaphus671/
Toleafeus670/
Telofeu621/
Toleffou571/
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Talafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talafu in the Marathi language
तलफूtalaphu50
तलफुtalaphu50

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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 Talafu
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