Tanifor Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanifor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanifor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Tanifor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanifor is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanifor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Tanifor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tanifor reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 280,663. In Cameroon Tanifor is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 47 percent live, Northwest Region, where 34 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Tanifor Last Name Statistics demography

Tanifor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaniford880/
Tasnifar80204/
Thanifar8033/
Tanefour8019/
Thenifor804/
Tangefor802/
Tonifar7159/
Tenyfor711/
Tahanifard711/
Thaniphar631/
Thannayfar591/

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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 Tanifor
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