Tanifeani Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Tanifeani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
The alternate forms: Taniféani (1) are calculated separately.
Tanifeani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanifeani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanifeani is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Taniféani. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanifeani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanifeani is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Tanifeani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Tanifeani reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin it is most common in: Littoral Department, where 88 percent reside and Zou Department, where 12 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taniféani | 96 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeani | 94 | 2 | / |
| Tanifiani | 89 | 16 | / |
| Tanfani | 88 | 388 | / |
| Tanifan | 88 | 119 | / |
| Tanfeni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tanivani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanifoni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanfiani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanfan | 80 | 81 | / |
| Tanfen | 80 | 61 | / |
| Tanvani | 75 | 812 | / |
| Tanfoni | 75 | 35 | / |
| Tanifon | 75 | 16 | / |
| Tanifun | 75 | 4 | / |
| Danifan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tanivan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tanvini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanfane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanvien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanavani | 71 | 1,079 | / |
| Taniphan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Taneevan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Daniveni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tanivenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanofian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanfeoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanevana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taniivan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanavian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tan Fane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danivani | 71 | 1 | / |
| da Nifan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanvin | 67 | 1,356 | / |
| Tenfen | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Tanfin | 67 | 628 | / |
| Tanfon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Danfan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Daniavani | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tan-Afuan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tonfen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tan Afuan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tanaiphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tannaveni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danfen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daaniveni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanavanii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaniyaphanit | 64 | 47 | / |
| Tenefene | 59 | 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
- 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 Tanifeani
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