Tafra families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis. In Svinišće in Omis every third inhabitant had the family name Tafra.
Prevalence
About 410 people with faimily name Tafra live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Omis (140), Split (105), Zagreb (50), Dugi Rat in Omis area (35), and in Svinisce (25).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tafra is present in 14 countries worldwide. "Taffera " is used by some 100 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1935 in source Faculty of Humanities University of Zagreb Alumni.