Thafe Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thafe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thafe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Thafe are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa Thafe is most prevalent in: North West, where 99 percent are found and Gauteng, where 1 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Thafe Last Name Statistics demography

Thafe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.48% less than the national average, earning R 112,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaffe915/
Thafie913/
Thafey911/
Thaife911/
Tafe891,167/
Thaf8911/
Tahaafe8347/
Tahafeh831/
Tahafie831/
Thaufer830/
Taffe802,325/
Tafer802,297/
Tafes801,292/
Taafe80349/
Tayfe80294/
Tahaf80289/
Tahfe80218/
Thaif80140/
Tafea80133/
Tafei80100/
Tehfe8065/
Tafie8063/
Taufe8051/
Tafeu8050/
Thafh8046/
Tafet8044/
Taife8035/
Tafeh8025/
Thayf8022/
Thefe8016/
Thafi8014/
Tafee8011/
Tafey806/
Tafej804/
Tafed802/
Thauf801/
Thife801/
Tafhe801/
Taefe801/
Tafez801/
Tawfe801/
Theaf800/
Thafy800/
Thaufeer771/
Thaffeth770/
Taf751,306/
Tafesh736,041/
Taaffe733,224/
Taufer731,569/
Taffet73698/
Tayife73405/
Tahaif73267/
Tapfer73242/
Taffer73210/
Thayfi73136/
Taffee7386/
Tayfer7364/
Thaphe7354/
Tafeit7349/
Tafech7340/
Tayfeh7331/
Taufee7330/
Taifer7327/
Tafedh7322/
Taffeu7318/
Taffie7317/
Tayefe7316/
Taafee7314/
Tahafi7313/
Taifeh7311/
Tafheh7311/
Tawfee7310/
Teaffe735/
Tahaaf734/
Tafhie734/
Tafess734/
Thaffa734/
Tayfei734/
Taffey733/
Thaaif733/
Tawfie733/
Taufed733/
Taffes732/
Taufie732/
Thafai732/
Thafiz732/
Tafeer732/
Tohfeh732/
Taiafe732/
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Taufeh732/
Taufeu732/
Töhfeh731/
Thaufi731/
Tayafe731/
Taiefe731/
Taffei731/
Taufes731/
Tasffe731/
Tashfe731/
Tafees731/
Thafis731/
Thafoa731/
Thaafi731/
Thefeh731/
Thasfi731/
Ta'afe731/
Tahfeh731/
Tahfie731/
Tafehe731/
Tajufe731/
Tatfet731/
Thoefe731/
Thofes731/
Theufe731/
Taefeh731/
Tehfeh731/
Tasfey731/
Taafeh731/
Tafeed731/
Tawfea731/
Tauffe730/
Taeffe730/
Taiffe730/
Thaw6738,930/
Tafa6732,708/
Taif6717,631/
Taft6714,314/
Thav674,478/
Taff673,196/
Tafi672,856/
Tefe672,326/
Tayifeh671,126/
Tofe67662/
Tauffer67456/
Tauf67264/
Tafy67250/
Tafs67140/
Tayefeh67130/
Tife67129/
Teaf6718/
Tayf6717/
Thoofer6713/
Tafh6713/
Taaffee6711/
Tasf6711/
Taaf679/
Thaufit678/
Tatf676/
Taffett676/
Tawf675/
Tafp675/
Tahafuj674/
Tafeesh674/
Tafesch674/
Thof673/
Taïf673/
Teaffey672/
Thoifie672/
Tayfehe672/
Thaphee672/
Thaphet672/
Htaffer671/
Tehafuj671/
Thieffe671/
Taaffer671/
Taufees671/
Tahafio671/
Htaf671/
Thasfai671/
Ta'afeu671/
Taaffet671/
Tafeeha671/
Tajoufe671/
Taufeed671/
Tayafeh671/
Tashfee671/
Thaifhi671/
Theufer671/
Thahfaa671/
Tadf671/
Tafj671/
Tajf671/
Tapf670/
Tophfer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thafe
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