Tafar Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Tafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1151:279,5934,540
Iran881:872,52942,309
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Tafar (384) may also be a first name.

Tafar Last Name Facts

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

Tafar (Arabic: طافار, Hindi: तफर, Marathi: तफर, Russian: Тафар) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 855,216th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Tafar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Tafar are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Tafar is also the 442,333rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 384 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 279,593. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Takhar, where 22 percent live, Kabul, where 16 percent live and Kunduz, where 15 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan Tafar exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Tafar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tafar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 41.18% less than the national average, earning $13,354,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tajfar91957/
Taffar91458/
Tafare91232/
Tayfar9133/
Tafart9124/
Tafgar9123/
Tapfar9122/
Thafar9121/
Taufar9116/
Ttafar9112/
Taafar916/
Tgafar916/
Tafhar911/
Tahfar911/
Taffard83166/
Taffart831/
Taisfar831/
Taffare831/
Tashfar831/
Taffarr830/
Tayfear830/
Tafor80504/
Tofar80177/
Tefar801/
Tafarova772/
Toffar73545/
Toufar73530/
Tafour73349/
Taifor73239/
Tayfor7330/
Taford7326/
Tafoor7319/
Tofare7311/
Tapfor7311/
Tadfor737/
Teffar736/
Tahvar734/
Taufor733/
Tofear731/
Tahfor731/
Thefar731/
Tafore731/
Taffor731/
Toofar731/
Teafor730/
Taufarová719/
Tayfour676,525/
Taifour675,080/
Teaford67927/
Taufour67194/
Taifoor67140/
Tatford6796/
Tayfoor6761/
Toffart6728/
Tafford6719/
Taiphar6713/
Toyfair6712/
Tadford6710/
Toffaar676/
Tavahar676/
Tahavar675/
Tafourt673/
Taffour672/
Tayford672/
Teifair672/
Toufare671/
Tahuvar671/
Tayfore671/
Taifuor671/
Taphard671/
Taefoor671/
Taifeur671/
Tatfour671/
Tasfoor671/
Thefaur670/
Toifare670/

Tafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafar in the Hindi language
तफरtaphara66.67
तफारtaphara33.33
Tafar in the Marathi language
तफरtaphara50
ताफरtaphara50
Tafar in the Russian language
Тафарtafar-
Tafar in the Arabic language
طافارtafar-
تفرtfr-

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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 Tafar
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