Tanefo Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Tanefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 579 | 1:35,871 | 4,829 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Tanefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanefo is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanefo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 543,414th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The surname Tanefo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tanefo reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Tanefo is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 35,871. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 47 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Tanefo occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taneffo | 92 | 23 | / |
| Tannefo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanefou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenefo | 83 | 110 | / |
| Tanafo | 83 | 105 | / |
| Tanifo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tanefa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tonefo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tanofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tannefoss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanefeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tenefoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toneffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taneifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanaifo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tajnafoi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tagnifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonefa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tonafo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tanifa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tanafa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tanofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanyfa | 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 Tanefo
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