Tanfis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Tanfis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanfis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tanfis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanfis (Hindi: तनफीस) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanfis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Tanfis is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Tanfis reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India Tanfis exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanfi9153/
Tanfei8317/
Tanfees771/
Tanfa73118/
Tonfi7339/
Tanfe732/
Tanfiche718/
Tanfer67187/
Tounfi674/
Tonfic671/
Tanhfe671/
Tonfit671/
Tanfeu671/
Tanfay671/
Tonfio671/
Tamnfe671/
Thamfi671/

Tanfis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanfis in the Hindi language
तनफीसtanaphisa-

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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 Tanfis
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