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 carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanfo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Tanfo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanfo are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Tanfo is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 797,917. In Burkina Faso Tanfo is mostly found in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso Tanfo occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 39 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
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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