Tangfa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tangfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tangfa (1,840) may also be a first name.

Tangfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangfa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Tangfa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 177,820th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 1,840 people.

The last name Tangfa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangfai9246/
Tangfah921/
Tangfo83280/
Tongfa839/
Thongfa77196/
Tongfai7736/
Tangfei773/
Tangpha771/
Thongfai71139/
Tongfo6786/
Thongfhai671/

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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 Tangfa
  • 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