Tafal Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Tafal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2481:35,6554,189
Indonesia1491:887,57866,606
Palestine1021:44,5974,840
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Israel191:450,40234,739
India151:51,137,692512,385
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tafal (230) may also be a first name.

Tafal Last Name Facts

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

Tafal (Hindi: तफल, Marathi: ताफळ) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafal? popularity and diffusion

Tafal is the 477,400th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. The last name Tafal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Tafal reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 591,855th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 230 people.

The surname is most frequent in Jordan, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 35,655. In Jordan Tafal is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 60 percent reside, Balqa Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Jordan Tafal is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Palestine, where 15 percent reside.

Tafal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tafal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tafal last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafail91646/
Tafaul91188/
Thafal91127/
Tafall9159/
Taufal9147/
Taffal9145/
Tafale9142/
Tafaal917/
Tafeal915/
Taifal913/
Tafayl911/
Teafal910/
Taufail83569/
Tadfale8369/
Tawfall8340/
Tafasil8337/
Taufall8330/
Taufale8310/
Thafale836/
Thaifal836/
Tatfale835/
Taffail832/
Taifail832/
Tahfayl831/
Tahfail831/
Taffale831/
Tavfail831/
Thafaal831/
Tefal8073/
Tofal8069/
Tafol805/
Tauffail773/
Taffagli772/
Tahafail771/
Taafaale771/
Tofail732,653/
Teffal73383/
Tofall73269/
Tofale73132/
Toufal7344/
Tafole7317/
Tafeil7315/
Toffal734/
Tafoul734/
Tofaal733/
Tofeal733/
Thofal733/
Tafeyl732/
Tefail732/
Tofayl732/
Tofhal731/
Taphal731/
Tofaul731/
Tuifal731/
Tafool731/
Toufail67762/
Toofail67105/
Tahaval676/
Tuofail674/
Toffail674/
Teufail673/
Tuifail672/
Taphail672/
Thofale672/
Toufaul671/
Tohfail671/
Tahfoul671/
Taphale671/
Tafolle671/
Tepfeal670/

Tafal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafal in the Hindi language
तफलtaphala-
Tafal in the Marathi language
ताफळtaphala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tafal
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