Tyafa Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tyafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tyafa Last Name Facts

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

Tyafa (Russian: Тяфа) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Tyafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tyafa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tyafa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 511,110. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Tyafa is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside.

Tyafa Last Name Statistics demography

Tyafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.34% less than the national average, earning R 118,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyoafa9115/
Tyofa80183/
Teafa8015/
Tiafa807/
Tyafo802/
Tayyafah778/
Tyapha7383/
Tiafau739/
Ttyofa731/
Tyoofa731/
Tiaffa731/
Tayyafi6745/
Tyhapha6728/
Tiaffay6710/
Thyapha671/

Tyafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tyafa in the Russian language
Тяфаtafa-

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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 Tyafa
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