Tinofirei Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tinofirei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinofirei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1601:96,48913,660
England161:3,482,379114,324
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Tinofirei (272) may also be a first name.

Tinofirei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tinofirei is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinofirei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tinofirei is the 1,286,243rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Tinofirei are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 538,995th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 272 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 96,489. In Zimbabwe Tinofirei is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinofireyi9560/
Twinofire891/
Tonofirei891/
Tonofrei8255/
Tinfre8018/
Dinofre7539/
Tinefre751/
Tinhofer7154/
Tonofrey7113/
Tanfirio713/
Dionofre712/
Tienvieri67133/
Tinfer6723/
Tenfir674/
Tanfir673/
Taneoviri671/
Tinnhofer671/
Tinoffero671/
Tuyinvire671/
di Onofre671/
Tanfre671/
Tenefere594/

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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 Tinofirei
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