Tafir Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India281:27,395,192354,286
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tafir (150) may also be a first name.

Tafir Last Name Facts

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

Tafir (Hindi: तफीर, Marathi: तफीर, Oriya: ତଫିର) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Tafir reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 150 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Tafir is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 93 percent are found, Odisha, where 4 percent are found and West Bengal, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India Tafir is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 28 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taufir91103/
Tafire91100/
Tawfir918/
Thafir914/
Tafhir913/
Taifir912/
Tafier911/
Tahfir911/
Tafuir911/
Tasfir911/
Taffire831/
Tafer802,297/
Tafre80303/
Tofir80199/
Tefir80144/
Tafyr801/
Tafere7315,605/
Taufer731,569/
Tapfer73242/
Taffer73210/
Tayfer7364/
Toufir7350/
Thafer7336/
Taifer7327/
Toffir7312/
Thofir737/
Taphir735/
Tajfer735/
Taffre733/
Tafeer732/
Tafert732/
Teffir731/
Tofire731/
Tafreh731/
Taifre730/
Tefier730/
Tauffer67456/
Taffert6766/
Taffere6744/
Toffier6734/
Toyfair6712/
Taufert677/
Teffier673/
Tahavir672/
Teifair672/
Taferre672/
Tauphir671/
Taaffer671/
Thafeer671/
Htaffer671/
Taipher671/
Taifeur671/
Tayfear670/
Thaufer670/

Tafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafir in the Oriya language
ତଫିରtaphira-
Tafir in the Marathi language
तफीरtaphira-
Tafir in the Hindi language
तफीरtaphira75
ताफिरtaphira25

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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 Tafir
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