Tafsir Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Tafsir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafsir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Indonesia5871:225,29720,980
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Afghanistan591:544,9696,640
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tafsir (8,657) may also be a first name.

Tafsir Last Name Facts

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

Tafsir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺮ, Hindi: तफसीर, Marathi: तफसीर, Russian: Тафсир) is most common in Bangladesh. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafsir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafsir is the 232,743rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. The last name Tafsir is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tafsir reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 67,459th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 8,657 people.

The last name Tafsir is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Outside of Bangladesh it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Tafsir Last Name Statistics demography

Tafsir earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafshir926/
Thafsir922/
Tafsier921/
Tafssir921/
Tefsir8382/
Tabsir8322/
Tafser8312/
Tavsir833/
Tafseer77335/
Tabshir7710/
Tefssir776/
Taphsir773/
Tawshir771/
Thafser771/
Tabssir771/
Tavshir771/
Thafseer7121/
Tawser672/
Thafsheer671/
Tavgir671/
Tawseer628/
Tabseer623/
Tofseer621/
Tefseer621/
Tafzert621/
Tewsier621/
Thawser620/
Tabsheer573/
Thafzeer571/
Tawscher571/
Taubscher531/
Tawzer50309/
Tavger5049/
Tavzer5017/
Tavcer5011/
Towser505/
Tawcer502/

Tafsir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafsir in the Hindi language
तफसीरtaphasira89.08
तफ्सीरtaphsira9.19
तफ़्सीरtafsira0.52
तफ़्सिरtafsira0.35
तफ़सीरtafasira0.35
Tafsir in the Marathi language
तफसीरtaphasira81.25
तफ़सीरtafasira6.25
तन्वीरtanvira2.08
ताफ़सीरtafasira2.08
तगीरtagira2.08
ताफसीरtaphasira2.08
सीरsira2.08
तपसीरtapasira2.08
Tafsir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺮaltfsyr71.43
ﺗﻔﺴﺮtfsr14.29
ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮtfsyr14.29
Tafsir in the Russian language
Тафсирtafsir-

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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 Tafsir
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