Taf Surname

292,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Taf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5411:244,45322,409
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Pakistan1081:1,654,11017,254
Poland941:404,34843,186
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
India561:13,697,596234,369
France511:1,302,406132,002
Turkey381:2,047,93270,216
Israel361:237,71222,042
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Taf (2,089) may also be a first name.

Taf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taf (Arabic: تف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻒ) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taf is the 292,632nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Taf are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Taf is also the 164,708th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 2,089 people.

Taf is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 244,453. In Indonesia Taf is mostly concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 88 percent live, South Sumatra, where 8 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Taf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taf has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Taf surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taf Last Name Statistics demography

Taf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taif8617,631/
Taft8614,314/
Taff863,196/
Tafe861,167/
Tauf86264/
Tafs86140/
Teaf8618/
Tayf8617/
Tafh8613/
Tasf8611/
Thaf8611/
Taaf869/
Tatf866/
Tafp865/
Tawf865/
Taïf863/
Tajf861/
Htaf861/
Tadf861/
Tapf860/
Taffe752,325/
Taffs75605/
Teaff75476/
Taafe75349/
Tayfe75294/
Tahaf75289/
Thaif75140/
Taftø75136/
Thafe7588/
Tafft7585/
Taufe7551/
Thafh7546/
Taife7535/
Taaff7533/
Thayf7522/
Taiff758/
Tashf755/
Taizf754/
Tauff753/
Tafch752/
Htapf751/
Htaft751/
Tasfp751/
Tayft751/
Tawfe751/
Tafsh751/
Tafhe751/
Tayfh751/
Tassf751/
Taifh751/
Taaif751/
Tavft751/
Taidf751/
Thauf751/
Teatf751/
Tapft750/
Taftt750/
Theaf750/
Tauft750/
Tab6725,607/
Taw6714,440/
Tav678,048/
Taaffe673,224/
Tahaif67267/
Tof67213/
Tayfeh6731/
Taifeh6711/
Taheef679/
Teaffe675/
Thaffe675/
Tahaaf674/
Thaaif673/
Tafova672/
Tasffe671/
Tashfe671/
Thaife671/
Ta'afe671/
Taiffe670/
Tauffe670/

Taf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﻒaltf75
ﺗﻒtf25
Taf in the Arabic language
تفtf-
عطفtf-

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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
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  • 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 Taf
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