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 last name Tsafu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsafu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tsafu is the 959,117th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name Tsafu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsafu reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 203 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 67 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 29 percent are found and Singida Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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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