Tanifa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Tanifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tanifa (57) may also be a first name.

Tanifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanifa (Hindi: तनीफा, Marathi: तानीफा, Russian: Танифа) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tanifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanifa? popularity and diffusion

Tanifa is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Tanifa are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Tanifa is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Tanifa is most common in: Yaroslavl Oblast, where 64 percent reside, Saratov Oblast, where 27 percent reside and Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taneifa921/
Tonifa8334/
Tenifa8334/
Tanifo8315/
Tanefa8312/
Tanifi834/
Tanyfa831/
Tanife831/
Thonifa7710/
Tamnife771/
Tanaifo771/
Tenifha771/
Tagnifou711/
Thonifaa711/
Tagnifiz711/
Tagnifez711/
Tanefo67590/
Tenufa6771/
Thamnipha6768/
Tonefa6728/
Tanefi6724/
Thaniphat6714/
Thaniphap677/
Tonife672/
Tanhfe671/
Thannipha671/
Tanufo671/

Tanifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanifa in the Hindi language
तनीफाtanipha50
टनीफाtanipha50
Tanifa in the Marathi language
तानीफाtanipha50
तनीफाtanipha50
Tanifa in the Russian language
Танифаtanifa-

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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 Tanifa
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