Family name Typhus (Tifo 
, Tufo 
, Typhus 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Typhus is characteristic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Italy, Algeria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Likewise, Typhus is the forename as well as the last name.