Tanfo Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Tanfo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 1:797,917 | 8,915 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Tanfo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanfo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanfo (Arabic: تينفو) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanfo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanfo reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 797,917. In Burkina Faso Tanfo is most numerous in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 39 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanfou | 91 | 14 | / |
| Tanfoz | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tanfoo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tanffo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tatnfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tanfoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tanfous | 83 | 47 | / |
| Tanfouh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Thanfoo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tonfo | 80 | 180 | / |
| Tanfa | 80 | 118 | / |
| Tamfo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tanfouss | 77 | 138 | / |
| Tatmfo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Tounfo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tanpho | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tamfou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tanfeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanphot | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tamfout | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tanfass | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thanpho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tounfou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thonfoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teinffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanfast | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanfo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanfo in the Arabic language | ||
| تينفو | tynfw | - |
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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 Tanfo
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