Tamfuh Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamfuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tamfuh 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
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Tamfuh (70) may also be a first name.

Tamfuh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamfuh has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamfuh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tamfuh live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 70 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon Tamfuh is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent live, West Region, where 5 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent live.

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
Tamfu913,029/
Tamfou835/
Tamfeu832/
Tamfout7711/
Temfu7321/
Tamphu6765/
Tomfeu6737/
Temfeu673/
Temfou671/
Thamphu626/
Tamphoo624/
Tamphut622/
Tomffeu621/
Thamphut5716/
Thamphui5712/
Temphu504/
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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 Tamfuh
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