Tafi Surname

153,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,5891:48,3215,436
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Italy931:657,59958,183
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Solomon Islands551:10,5461,849
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
India351:21,916,154310,282
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
England121:4,643,172139,951
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Albania41:728,51420,844
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Tafi (1,027) may also be a first name.

Tafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tafi (Arabic: تافي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﻔﻲ, Hindi: तफी, Oriya: ତଫି, Russian: Тафи) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 153,842nd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,551,662 people. The surname Tafi is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Tafi reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 250,393rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,027 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,589 people, or 1 in 48,321. In Iran it is most common in: Khuzestan Province, where 74 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 9 percent are found and Lorestan Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Tafi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tafi are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tafi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning €30,660 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.21% less than the national average, earning R 127,824 per year and in United States they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning $28,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafui891,306/
Taifi891,302/
Tasfi891,185/
Tafai89834/
Tafih89526/
Taffi89524/
Tahfi89505/
Tafyi89383/
Tayfi89292/
Ttafi89162/
Taufi89153/
Tafei89100/
Tafit8988/
Taefi8983/
Tafiy8980/
Tafio8974/
Tafie8963/
Tafoi8941/
Tafip8938/
Tawfi8934/
Tafhi8933/
Tafid8929/
Tafis8924/
Tafij8922/
Thafi8914/
Tadfi8913/
Tatfi8911/
Taafi897/
Tavfi893/
Tazfi893/
Tafiz892/
Tajfi892/
Tafish80455/
Tashfi80452/
Taufit80202/
Tafich80201/
Thayfi80136/
Taifoi8068/
Taufid8049/
Tafeit8049/
Taufui8037/
Taufij8022/
Taffie8017/
Tafuit8014/
Tahafi8013/
Taffip809/
Taiffi808/
Taufip808/
Taffio807/
Tafuis806/
Taufiz805/
Tawfid805/
Tahfiz805/
Taifai804/
Tasfai804/
Tafhie804/
Tayfei804/
Tahfit803/
Taufis803/
Taffis803/
Tawfie803/
Thafie803/
Taufie802/
Thafai802/
Thafiz802/
Tafaiz802/
Taufio802/
Thaufi801/
Taifis801/
Taffei801/
Taafij801/
Tausfi801/
Thafis801/
Thaafi801/
Thasfi801/
Tachfi801/
Tafuiz801/
Tahfie801/
Tafaia801/
Taaifi801/
Tayffi801/
Tafist801/
Tavfis801/
Tatfid801/
Tauffi801/
Tafa7532,708/
Tefi752,034/
Tofi751,175/
Tafe751,167/
Tafy75250/
Tafj751/
Taufich7333/
Thaufit738/
Taufish733/
Tafaggi732/
Tachfit732/
Tayfoid731/
Ttaiffi731/
Tasfiht731/
Tahafio731/
Tafahgi731/
Thasfai731/
Tahafie731/
Taffish731/
Taafish731/
Tasfait731/
Taficht731/
Thaifhi731/
Taufaid731/
Tauffid731/
Taufa672,724/
Taffa672,574/
Taffe672,325/
Tafer672,297/
Taifa672,016/
Tayfa671,731/
Tafaj671,657/
Tafes671,292/
Toffi67613/
Toufi67398/
Taafe67349/
Tafay67340/
Tofei67298/
Tayfe67294/
Tafuy67242/
Ttofi67240/
Tahfe67218/
Taify67205/
Tofio67137/
Tafea67133/
Tofie67123/
Tófei67110/
Taffy6792/
Thafe6788/
Taufe6751/
Tafeu6750/
Tafoa6746/
Tefie6745/
Tafet6744/
Tofis6737/
Taife6735/
Tofit6735/
Tafeh6725/
Tehfi6722/
Teifi6720/
Teafa6715/
Tofai6715/
Tefei6713/
Tefai6712/
Taafa6712/
Thofi6712/
Tafee6711/
Teffi6710/
Tofij679/
Tofid678/
Taefy678/
Tafaa678/
Tefij678/
Taphi676/
Tohfi676/
Tofoi676/
Tafey676/
Tafijová675/
Tafoy675/
Tafha675/
Tafej674/
Tofui674/
Toofi674/
Tofip673/
Tosfi673/
Tofih673/
Tafuj672/
Tadfy672/
Tafed672/
Teufi672/
Tawfa672/
Tofiy671/
Tefoi671/
Thefi671/
Tafoj671/
Tafhe671/
Tefhi671/
Tassfiht671/
Tewfi671/
Tefui671/
Taefe671/
Tafez671/
Taffé671/
Tasfy671/
Tapfa671/
Toefi671/
Tafyh671/
Tawfe671/
Taafy670/
Thafy670/

Tafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafi in the Oriya language
ତଫିtaphi-
Tafi in the Hindi language
तफीtaphi82.93
ताफीtaphi9.76
टाफीtaphi4.88
टफीtaphi2.44
Tafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﻔﻲtfy66.67
ﻃﻔﻰtfy33.33
Tafi in the Russian language
Тафиtafi-
Tafi in the Arabic language
تافيtafy-

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Footnotes

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