Tafoya is used as a family name or surname in Mexico. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tafoya
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Mexico
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tafoya

How popular is Tafoya?

Tafoya is common in Mexico.

Tafoya is ranked 29803 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tafoyas grew by 12.20324 per cent to 10114 since 2000 and ranked 3532 after elevating 89 spots. The last name was found in around 34 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 78.81 78.44
White 14.91 14.75
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.65 4.79
Others 0.91 1.51
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.31
Black 0.31 0.19
Tafoya is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Mexico is ahead in terms of density. Around 16910 people have been found who wears Tafoya as their family name. Tafoya have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
151,601 Spain1
13,606 Senegal1
279,271 Australia1
29,774 Venezuela1
81,201 Switzerland1
77,122 Sweden1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
29,046 Japan1
277,603 France1
356 Eritrea1
169,904 Brazil1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
156,482 Canada14
Countries with thousands of Tafoya:
4,562 United States8,745
1,408 Mexico8,140

Tafoya Namesakes

  • Alan Tafoya, Actor
  • Michele Tafoya, Sportscaster
  • Michele Tafoya, Sportscaster
  • Michele Tafoya, Sportscaster
  • Michele Tafoya, Sportscaster
  • Onofre Tafoya, Author
  • Shirely Tafoya, Tyler Tafoya's mother
  • Joe Tafoya, Football player
  • Cletus Tafoya, Actor
  • Michele Tafoya, Sportscaster
  • In 2012 horror, thriller flick, The Housesitter, Paul Tafoya characterized Carnitas.

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