Thafu Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Thafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand861:821,376131,940
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Thafu (14) may also be a first name.

Thafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thafu is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Thafu reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 821,376. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Lampang Province, where 74 percent reside, Nonthaburi Province, where 12 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Thafu Last Name Statistics demography

Thafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.72% less than the national average, earning R 36,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahafu9116/
Tafu89949/
Tahafuj834/
Tahafou832/
Tafui801,306/
Tafuy80242/
Tafau80204/
Tafou80177/
Tafuh80152/
Tafeu8050/
Taffu8048/
Taefu8033/
Thofu8024/
Thefu8017/
Tapfu8012/
Taifu8011/
Tafut807/
Tasfu803/
Tafuj802/
Taufu802/
Tatfu802/
Taafu802/
Tafup801/
Tazfu801/
Tahfu801/
Tafud801/
Tafus801/
Taffou73290/
Thaphu73172/
Taphau7340/
Taufui7337/
Tafouh7327/
Taffeu7318/
Tafuit7314/
Tafuis736/
Taifau735/
Taifou734/
Taffut732/
Taufou732/
Taufeu732/
Tahfou731/
Taufuí731/
Tahfuj731/
Tafous731/
Tehfou731/
Tehfuh731/
Tadfou731/
Tafuch731/
Tafuiz731/
Tafust731/
Tatfeu731/
Thafouyth711/
Tefu674,066/
Tofu671,265/
Thatphu67130/
Taufu'a6712/
Thaphut678/
Thaiphu674/
Taiffou674/
Taaphau671/
Taufaus671/
Ta'afeu671/

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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 Thafu
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