Tanfo Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Tanfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanfou9114/
Tanfoz915/
Tanfoo914/
Tanffo913/
Tatnfo911/
Tanfoh911/
Tanfous8347/
Tanfouh835/
Thanfoo833/
Tonfo80180/
Tanfa80118/
Tamfo809/
Tanfouss77138/
Tatmfo7328/
Tounfo739/
Tanpho736/
Tamfou735/
Tanfeu731/
Tanfah731/
Tanphot6714/
Tamfout6711/
Tanfass6711/
Thanpho679/
Tounfou672/
Thonfoi671/
Teinffo671/
Tanfast671/

Tanfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanfo in the Arabic language
تينفوtynfw-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis