Tsafu Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tsafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tsafu (203) may also be a first name.

Tsafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsafu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsafu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 959,117th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsafu are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tsafu is also the 635,584th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 203 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 67 percent live, Arusha Region, where 29 percent live and Singida Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania Tsafu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Tsafu Last Name Statistics demography

Tsafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.21% less than the national average, earning R 20,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsafou91264/
Tshafu91118/
Thsafu915/
Tsafeu911/
Tsaifui831/
Tsaffou831/
Tjafu805/
Tsofu804/
Tsefu803/
Tshefu731,388/
Tshofu73342/
Tzafou7341/
Tseyfu7324/
Tsefou7320/
Tzafuy731/
Tchafu731/
Tsofou731/
Ts'ofu731/
Zafu6710,026/
Cafu67429/
Tshaphu6746/
Tchafou673/
Tsoufou673/
Dsaffeu671/
Tsephau671/
Tseffou671/
Tchafut671/

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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 Tsafu
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