Tinfa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Tinfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Tinfa (50) may also be a first name.
Tinfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tinfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tinfa (Bengali: তিনফা) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tinfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tinfa is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Tinfa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tinfa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tinfa is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 50 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 43 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinfah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tienfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tinfaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenfa | 80 | 107 | / |
| Tinfo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Timfa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tinfe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tinfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tinfou | 73 | 147 | / |
| Tinfer | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tenfah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tionfe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Timfat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tinfeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tenmfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tienfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinfei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinfeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinphat | 67 | 472 | / |
| Thimfai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Thinpha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tnfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnfe | 67 | 1 | / |
Tinfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tinfa in the Bengali language | ||
| তিনফা | tinapha | - |
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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 Tinfa
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