Tanafa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Tanafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tanafa (25) may also be a first name.
Tanafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanafa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanafa is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Tanafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanafa live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name in the world, held by 25 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mayuge District, where 73 percent are found, Buyende District, where 9 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanafaat | 86 | 239 | / |
| Tanaffas | 86 | 6 | / |
| Thanafas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanafo | 83 | 105 | / |
| Tenafa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Tanefa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tanofa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tanafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tonafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanapha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanaifo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taneifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanafit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tasnofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenafah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taingofa | 71 | 44 | / |
| Tanaphat | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tajnafői | 71 | 16 | / |
| Tanaphai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Taynafei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tangapha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tajnafoi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tanafout | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thanapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thanoofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tajnafói | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanefo | 67 | 590 | / |
| Tannaphai | 67 | 241 | / |
| Tonofa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Thainapha | 67 | 153 | / |
| Tonefa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tonafo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Thanaphas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanaphad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanaphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonafi | 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 Tanafa
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