Tanfer Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tanfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1581:492,54128,130
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tanfer (192) may also be a first name.

Tanfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanfer is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanfer is the 1,239,697th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Tanfer live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tanfer is also the 655,603rd most numerous forename on earth It is held by 192 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 492,541. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 49 percent are found, Erzurum Province, where 13 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent are found.

Tanfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tanfer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanfer Last Name Statistics demography

Tanfer earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanfere928/
Tanfe912/
Tanferre8610/
Thanfeer861/
Tanfei8317/
Tamfer8315/
Tanfir833/
Tanhfe831/
Tanfeu831/
Tamnfe831/
Tanfre831/
Tanhfej773/
Tanfees771/
Tanfeez771/
Tanfa73118/
Tanfi7353/
Tonfe7323/
Tamfe7321/
Tonfeu6748/
Tonfee678/
Tamfee677/
Thonfe674/
Tanfis673/
Tamfeu672/
Tanfay671/
Tamfeh671/
Tamferova671/

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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 Tanfer
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