Tinofa Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tinofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3551:43,4886,703
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Tinofa (391) may also be a first name.

Tinofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tinofa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinofa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Tinofa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tinofa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tinofa is also the 437,834th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 391 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 43,488. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 36 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Tinofa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taingofa8644/
Tinefa831/
Tinuifa7710/
Tinhofer7154/
Tenafa6733/
Thinophai6714/
Tinafi671/
Tenofe671/
Tunefa671/
Tenofio6212/
Tinafit621/
Tenafah621/
Tinefoh621/
Tegnofe621/
Tengoufo5711/
Tingaphe571/
Tinafout571/
Thainapha53153/
Tinhaphat534/
Thinaphai531/
Tenefo50110/

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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 Tinofa
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