Tafis Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Tafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Tafis (26) may also be a first name.
Tafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tafis (Hindi: तफीस, Marathi: तफीस) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tafis? popularity and diffusion
Tafis is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Tafis is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Tafis live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 26 people.
It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey Tafis is mostly found in: Hatay Province, where 92 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 21 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tafis in the Marathi language | ||
| तफीस | taphisa | - |
| Tafis in the Hindi language | ||
| तफीस | taphisa | 71.43 |
| ताफिस | taphisa | 14.29 |
| ताफीस | taphisa | 14.29 |
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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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- 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 Tafis
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