Tanfa Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Tanfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Tanfa (653) may also be a first name.
Tanfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanfa (Arabic: تانفا, Hindi: तन्फा) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,674,734th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Tanfa live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tanfa is also the 324,981st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 653 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 64 percent are found, Centre Region, where 34 percent are found and West Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanfay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tanfah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tanfass | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tanfast | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tonfa | 80 | 134 | / |
| Tanfo | 80 | 54 | / |
| Tanfi | 80 | 53 | / |
| Tanfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tamfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tounfa | 73 | 192 | / |
| Tanfer | 73 | 187 | / |
| Tanpha | 73 | 113 | / |
| Tanfei | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tanfou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tonfat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tanfoz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tanfoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tanfis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tanffo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tamnfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanfoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tatnfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanhfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanphat | 67 | 230 | / |
| Tanfous | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tanphad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tanfouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanhfej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thanfoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonvfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanfees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamfeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thonfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeez | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanfa in the Hindi language | ||
| तन्फा | tanpha | - |
| Tanfa in the Arabic language | ||
| تانفا | tanfa | - |
| تانفي | tanfy | - |
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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 Tanfa
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