Thafa Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Thafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Thafa (12) may also be a first name.
Thafa Demographics
Average Thafa Salary in
South Africa
R 84,252
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thafa (Hindi: थफा) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,882,912th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Thafa reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 12 people.
The last name Thafa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 668,861. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live, Western Cape, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 27 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Thafa Last Name Statistics demography
Thafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.55% less than the national average, earning R 84,252 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thafa in the Hindi language | ||
| थफा | thapha | - |
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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 Thafa
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