Tahif Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Tahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tahif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1661:159,1897,721
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Tahif (16) may also be a first name.

Tahif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tahif (Hindi: तहीफ, Marathi: ताहीफ, Oriya: ତାହିଫ) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tahif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 858,879th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. Tahif is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Tahif reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Tahif is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 159,189. In Yemen Tahif is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Not including Yemen Tahif occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 43 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tauhif913/
Tahaief831/
Tohif806/
Teaif805/
Tahiv804/
Taeif801/
Tahef801/
Toaif801/
Tahiw801/
Taheef739/
Taef67505/
Taihjib674/

Tahif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahif in the Oriya language
ତାହିଫtahipha-
Tahif in the Marathi language
ताहीफtahipha-
Tahif in the Hindi language
तहीफtahipha66.67
ताहिफtahipha33.33

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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 Tahif
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