Tarafu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Tarafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Tarafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tarafu (Oriya: ତରାଫୁ) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarafu? popularity and diffusion
Tarafu is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Tarafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Tarafu are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Tarafu occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tarafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tarafu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତରାଫୁ | taraphu | - |
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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 Tarafu
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