Tshafa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Tshafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Tshafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshafa is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Tshafa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshafa reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tshafa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Tshafa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 89 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 32 percent are found and Egypt, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsafa91536/
Tsafas83233/
Tshofa83103/
Tchafa8390/
Tshefa8329/
Tsiafa8317/
Tsayfa838/
Tsafah837/
Tshafo834/
Tshafi833/
Tshafe832/
Tsapfa832/
Tschaffat800/
Tshapha77334/
Tchaffa77304/
Tchaifa7716/
Tchaïfa772/
Tchafga771/
Tchaufa771/
Chafa733,557/
Tsofa731,672/
Tsafi73150/
Tsafo7395/
Tsafe7369/
Tzafa7339/
Zhafa733/
Tsefa732/
Dsafa731/
Tschoffa712/
Tschafeh711/
Chafai6715,519/
Chaffa671,974/
Chafaa671,866/
Tsafos67510/
Chaifa67427/
Chafay67282/
Tchofa67272/
Tsafou67264/
Tsaffo67232/
Tsafis67205/
Chaufa67156/
Tchafo6732/
Tshofe6721/
Tchafe6718/
Tzafah6718/
Tsefay6717/
Tsoufa6715/
Chafaï6710/
Dzhafa677/
Chaafa676/
Tchafi675/
Zahafa675/
Tsafii675/
Tsiofa674/
Tzafea674/
Dshafi674/
Tseifa672/
Tsopfa672/
Tsiafi672/
Tsapfo672/
Chafea672/
Tshofo672/
Tsapha672/
Tsiefa671/
Tzafai671/
Zhafai671/
Tsiafe671/
Tshofi671/
Tsofai671/
Tcaifa671/
Tzaffa671/
Tsafer671/
Tsafeu671/
Tsaffy671/
Tsaafi671/
Tscheuffa671/
Chahfa671/
Tsafit671/
Chayfa671/
Tshefo671/
Zhayfa671/
Dsafas671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tshafa
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