Tanfou Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Tanfou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Tanfou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanfou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanfou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanfou? popularity and diffusion
Tanfou is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanfou are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Tanfou is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 89 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Tanfou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 21 percent reside and Algeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanfous | 92 | 47 | / |
| Tanfouh | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tanfoue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanfu | 91 | 56 | / |
| Tanfo | 91 | 54 | / |
| Tanfouss | 86 | 138 | / |
| Tamfou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tanfoz | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tanfoo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tanfut | 83 | 4 | / |
| Thanfu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tanffo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tanfuh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tanfue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanfoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tatnfo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tamfout | 77 | 11 | / |
| Thanfoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tounfou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanfeut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahnfuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamfu | 73 | 3,029 | / |
| Tonfo | 73 | 180 | / |
| Tanfa | 73 | 118 | / |
| Tamfo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tonfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tamfajou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonfeu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tatmfo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tanphu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tanfei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tounfo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tanpho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tamfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanfae | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Tanfou
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