Tallafi Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Tallafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
Tallafi (40) may also be a first name.
Tallafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tallafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tallafi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tallafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,273,756th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Tallafi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tallafi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tallafi is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname Tallafi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Tallafi is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 55 percent live, Taraba, where 29 percent live and Yobe, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talafi | 92 | 25 | / |
| Talafio | 86 | 192 | / |
| Tallafe | 86 | 34 | / |
| Talaifi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Tollafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Talaefi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tallafé | 86 | 1 | / |
| Talafit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tallafer | 80 | 549 | / |
| Tallafet | 80 | 92 | / |
| Tallafez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Talafa | 77 | 84 | / |
| Talefi | 77 | 30 | / |
| Talafe | 77 | 25 | / |
| Talofi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Telafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taillafer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tallaifer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Talhafidt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Talafha | 71 | 337 | / |
| Taleifi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Talofai | 71 | 21 | / |
| Talafer | 71 | 8 | / |
| Talaphi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thalefi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Talaife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tallefe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Talofio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tailefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thalavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taliafe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Taloifai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Taeleifi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Taileifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Talousfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tailafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thalafay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thalavai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tallafi
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