Tafy Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Tafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tafy (44) may also be a first name.

Tafy Last Name Facts

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

Tafy (Arabic: تعفى) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tafy is the 1,014,722nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Tafy is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tafy are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Outside of Egypt this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Ukraine, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafyi89383/
Tafay89340/
Tafuy89242/
Taify89205/
Taffy8992/
Tafiy8980/
Taefy898/
Tafey896/
Tafoy895/
Tadfy892/
Tasfy891/
Tafyh891/
Taafy890/
Thafy890/
Tafaya8011/
Tasfay809/
Taffay804/
Taffey803/
Tafyoa801/
Taaffy801/
Tashfy801/
Tayfoy801/
Tasfey801/
Thafey801/
Taafay801/
Tafa7532,708/
Tafi752,856/
Tafe751,167/
Tofy75356/
Tefy7520/
Tafj751/
Tapfaya7352/
Teaffey732/
Tashfay730/
Taufa672,724/
Taffa672,574/
Taffe672,325/
Tafer672,297/
Taifa672,016/
Tayfa671,731/
Tafaj671,657/
Tafui671,306/
Taifi671,302/
Tafes671,292/
Tasfi671,185/
Tafai67834/
Toefy67719/
Tafih67526/
Taffi67524/
Tahfi67505/
Taafe67349/
Tayfe67294/
Tayfi67292/
Teefy67263/
Tahfe67218/
Ttafi67162/
Taufi67153/
Tafea67133/
Tafei67100/
Tafit6788/
Thafe6788/
Taefi6783/
Tafio6774/
Tafie6763/
Tofey6761/
Toffy6755/
Taufe6751/
Tafeu6750/
Tafoa6746/
Tafet6744/
Tafoi6741/
Tafip6738/
Taife6735/
Tawfi6734/
Tafhi6733/
Tafid6729/
Teffy6725/
Tafeh6725/
Tafis6724/
Tafij6722/
Teafa6715/
Thafi6714/
Tadfi6713/
Taafa6712/
Tafee6711/
Tatfi6711/
Tofay6710/
Tefay679/
Tafaa678/
Taafi677/
Toufy675/
Tafha675/
Tafej674/
Tavfi673/
Tazfi673/
Tafiz672/
Tafuj672/
Tajfi672/
Tafed672/
Tawfa672/
Tofiy671/
Tefey671/
Tafoj671/
Taphy671/
Tafhe671/
Taefe671/
Tafez671/
Taffé671/
Tapfa671/
Toofy671/
Tawfe671/

Tafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tafy in the Arabic language
تعفىtfy-
عطفىtfy-
عطفيtfy-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tafy
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