Tifu Surname

348,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5601:37,0884,973
Indonesia1721:768,89158,769
Romania1071:187,64419,002
Turkey751:1,037,61946,427
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Tifu (3,402) may also be a first name.

Tifu Last Name Facts

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

Tifu (Russian: Тифу) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tifu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 348,286th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,947,136 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Tifu reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tifu is also the 122,082nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 3,402 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 37,088. In Cameroon Tifu is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 48 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 42 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Romania, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tifuh892,169/
Tifui89684/
Thifu89132/
Taifu8911/
Tifou896/
Tiffu896/
Tihfu894/
Tifut894/
Tipfu894/
Tiefu892/
Tifup891/
Tifau891/
Tifus890/
Tiffou8077/
Tiefau8031/
Tuifau808/
Tifaut808/
Tifous805/
Taifau805/
Taifou804/
Tiefou802/
Thifou801/
Tiffuh801/
Tefu754,066/
Tufu75155/
Tyfu755/
Thifaut7316/
Tiffaut735/
Taiffou734/
Tifault733/
Tesfu6730,070/
Teffu671,268/
Thifault67556/
Tiphu67394/
Tufui67370/
Tefau67127/
Tefuh6795/
Tiffault6781/
Tefou6761/
Tefus6735/
Ștefu6732/
Tefeu6725/
Thefu6717/
Teefu6715/
Tufeu6714/
Tufuh6713/
Teichfuß6710/
Tufau6710/
Tuffu678/
Tyofu674/
Tuufu672/
Htyfu671/
Tupfu671/
Tefut671/
Tefui671/
Thifautt671/
Tuefu671/

Tifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tifu in the Russian language
Тифуtifu-

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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 Tifu
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