Tafay Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Tafay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 282 | 1:114,018 | 2,772 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Tafay (23) may also be a first name.
Tafay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafay (Arabic: تافاي, Russian: Тафай) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 818,364th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name Tafay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Tafay are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Tafay is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname Tafay is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 114,018. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Takhar, where 72 percent live, Kunduz, where 13 percent live and Badakhshan, where 4 percent live. Besides Afghanistan it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tafay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafay in the Russian language | ||
| Тафай | tafaj | - |
| Tafay in the Arabic language | ||
| تافاي | tafay | - |
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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 Tafay
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