Al-Taf Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Al-Taf Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Taf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan461:698,9827,726
Iran31:25,594,175224,183

Al-Taf (28) may also be a first name.

Al-Taf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Taf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Taf is found most in Afghanistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al-Taf.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Taf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Taf live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 698,982. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Maidan Wardak, where 43 percent are found, Kabul, where 37 percent are found and Ghazni, where 4 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan Al-Taf exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Thaf921/
Al-Taff921/
Al-Taiff861/
Al-Taw8353/
Al Taf8327/
Al Taif7761/
Al Tafs7725/
Al-Taib7713/
Al-Taab771/
Al-Tayb771/
Al Thaf771/
Al Tafsh717/
Al-Thaib714/
Al Tahaf711/
Al-Thahab676/
Al Tab673/
Al Taheef672/
Al-Tob671/
Al Taib6233/
Al Tayb627/
Al Thab625/
Al-Toub625/
Al Thaib574/
Al Taaib571/
Al Thahab538/
Al Tob501/

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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 Al-Taf
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