Tanfei Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tanfei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tanfei (850) may also be a first name.
Tanfei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanfei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanfei is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanfei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Tanfei is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tanfei live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tanfei is also the 279,628th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 850 people.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 645,975. In Benin Tanfei is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanfi | 91 | 53 | / |
| Tanfe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tanfer | 83 | 187 | / |
| Tanfis | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tanhfe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanfue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanfae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tamnfe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanhfej | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanfeez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanfoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanfees | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanfa | 73 | 118 | / |
| Tonfi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Tonfe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tamfe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Thanfeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonfeu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tamfer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tanfou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tonfee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tamfee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tanfijiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thonfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tounfi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tamfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonfio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonfit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thamfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tomfei | 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 Tanfei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis