Tafesh Surname

80,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Tafesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2,4851:1,831360
Jordan1,2281:7,2011,410
Israel5711:14,9872,243
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Lebanon3411:16,5312,178
Syria1531:126,1503,570
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Tafesh (72) may also be a first name.

Tafesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafesh (Arabic: طافش) occurs in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafesh? popularity and diffusion

Tafesh is the 80,590th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,206,348 people. The last name Tafesh occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Tafesh are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name Tafesh is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 2,485 people, or 1 in 1,831. In Palestine Tafesh is mostly concentrated in: Gaza Governorate, where 68 percent live, Rafah Governorate, where 7 percent live and North Gaza Governorate, where 6 percent live. Besides Palestine it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.

Tafesh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tafesh surname is primarily Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Tafesh surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Tafesh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.61% more than the national average, earning $74,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafeesh924/
Tafesch924/
Tafes911,292/
Tafeh9125/
Taffeshe862/
Tafese8351,723/
Tafish83455/
Tafech8340/
Tayfeh8331/
Tafash8323/
Tafedh8322/
Taifeh8311/
Tafheh8311/
Tafess834/
Taffes832/
Tofesh832/
Taufeh832/
Taufes831/
Tafees831/
Tafosh831/
Tahfeh831/
Tafehe831/
Taafeh831/
Tafe801,167/
Tafesse7744,078/
Taffese774,878/
Taffies773/
Taufish773/
Tafeche773/
Tayfehe772/
Tafeese771/
Taufees771/
Tahafeh771/
Tafeeha771/
Taffash771/
Tatfeth771/
Taffish771/
Taafish771/
Tafease771/
Taffe732,325/
Tafer732,297/
Tafih73526/
Taafe73349/
Tayfe73294/
Tahfe73218/
Tafea73133/
Tafei73100/
Thafe7388/
Tafie7363/
Taufe7351/
Tafeu7350/
Tafet7344/
Taife7335/
Tafhi7333/
Tafis7324/
Taveh7323/
Tafee7311/
Tafey736/
Tofes736/
Tafha735/
Tafej734/
Tofeh733/
Tafed732/
Tafhe731/
Tafez731/
Tafyh731/
Tawfe731/
Taffesse713,260/
Tautfest71361/
Taufeest712/
Tafeesse711/
Taafesse711/
Thaffeth710/
Taaffe673,224/
Taufer671,569/
Taffet67698/
Tashfi67452/
Tapfer67242/
Taffer67210/
Tafich67201/
Taffee6786/
Tayfer6764/
Tafeit6749/
Tofeas6748/
Taufee6730/
Taifer6727/
Taffeu6718/
Taffie6717/
Taafee6714/
Tayfha6712/
Tawfee6710/
Tafuis676/
Teaffe675/
Thaffe675/
Tafhie674/
Tafijs674/
Tayfei674/
Taffey673/
Taufis673/
Taffis673/
Tawfie673/
Thafie673/
Taufed673/
Taufie672/
Tafeer672/
Tofess672/
Tohfeh672/
Tasfee672/
Taufeu672/
Teffes671/
Taifis671/
Taffei671/
Tautfestt671/
Tasffe671/
Tafeec671/
Tashfe671/
Thafis671/
Ta'afe671/
Tahaifish671/
Tahfie671/
Taffitsch671/
Tofash671/
Toufeh671/
Tashfy671/
Tatfet671/
Thofes671/
Tafist671/
Tasfey671/
Thafey671/
Thaife671/
Tafeed671/
Tawfea671/
Tawfec671/
Tavfis671/
Taufex671/
Tauffe670/
Taiffe670/

Tafesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafesh in the Arabic language
طافشtafsh-

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