Tarufa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Tarufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Tarufa (33) may also be a first name.
Tarufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tarufa occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Tarufa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarufa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Tarufa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Tarufa are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tarufa is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 33 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. In Argentina Tarufa is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Argentina it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taraufau | 86 | 105 | / |
| Taroufay | 86 | 42 | / |
| Taroufat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tarifa | 83 | 13,048 | / |
| Torufa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Tarufe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tarufi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarrifa | 77 | 486 | / |
| Taruffi | 77 | 209 | / |
| Tariffa | 77 | 160 | / |
| Tarifah | 77 | 39 | / |
| Taruffe | 77 | 23 | / |
| Taroufi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tarifaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tarrufi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taruffo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tarifau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tharifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taaroufi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Taruffis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarroufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torifa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Terifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tarifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terifaj | 62 | 156 | / |
| Terifay | 62 | 91 | / |
| Terifai | 62 | 3 | / |
| Terrifa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Torufuo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tarrifou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Tharifoo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Torifo | 50 | 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 Tarufa
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