Worldwide, Tafu (Tafu 
, ตาฟู 
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom girly first name. The first name Tafu is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, where it is a rare largely male, but infrequently feminine name, Tanzania, where it is a rare epicene name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and India. Likewise, Tafu is the last name as well as the forename.