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
The surname Tarafu (Oriya: ତରାଫୁ) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Tarafu reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Tarafu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs 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
- 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 Tarafu
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