Tahaf Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Tahaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tahaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2301:114,8936,493
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Tahaf (15) may also be a first name.

Tahaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tahaf (Hindi: तहाफ) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tahaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tahaf is the 917,199th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tahaf reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Tahaf is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 114,893. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Abyan Governorate, where 59 percent reside and Shabwah Governorate, where 41 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Lebanon, where 1 percent reside.

Tahaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahaif91267/
Tahaaf914/
Thaf8911/
Taaf899/
Tahaafe8347/
Tahav80408/
Taafe80349/
Thaif80140/
Tahaw80140/
Thafe8088/
Thafh8046/
Taaff8033/
Thayf8022/
Tashf805/
Taaif801/
Thauf801/
Theaf800/
Taf751,306/
Taaffe733,224/
Taheef739/
Thaffe735/
Tahaav734/
Thaaif733/
Thaife731/
Ta'afe731/
Tashfe731/
Thaw6738,930/
Taif6717,631/
Taft6714,314/
Thav674,478/
Taff673,196/
Tafe671,167/
Taab67642/
Tauf67264/
Tafs67140/
Tabh6797/
Taav6787/
Taph6766/
Teaf6718/
Tayf6717/
Tafh6713/
Tasf6711/
Tatf676/
Taaw676/
Tafp675/
Tawf675/
Tawh674/
Thof673/
Taïf673/
Tavh671/
Htaf671/
Tahw671/
Tadf671/
Tajf671/
Tapf670/

Tahaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahaf in the Hindi language
तहाफtahapha50
तहफtahapha50

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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 Tahaf
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