Talfo Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Talfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger431:446,32612,119
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Talfo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Talfo is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Talfo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Talfo are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name Talfo is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 446,326. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 93 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Mali, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatlfo911/
Talfou911/
Talfot911/
Talfouh832/
Talfoud831/
Tolfo801,747/
Talfa808/
Talfat7363/
Tolffo7317/
Talfah732/
Tolfou731/
Thalfah6745/
Talfass678/
Thalfaah622/
Tolfa60420/
Tolpho5540/
Tolfat556/
Tolfaa553/
Talpha551/
Toulfah5047/
Tholpho501/

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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
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  • 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 Talfo
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