Taif Surname

30,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Algeria

Taif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan9,9921:17,8791,078
Algeria3,0511:12,6622,245
Morocco1,4651:23,5333,669
Yemen8201:32,2263,005
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia4031:328,16228,715
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Iraq2671:131,1673,591
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Afghanistan1531:210,1523,889
India581:13,225,265229,403
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium151:766,44363,354
France141:4,744,480251,814
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Taïf (3) are calculated separately.

Taif (7,515) may also be a first name.

Taif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taif (Arabic: طائف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﺋﻒ, Hindi: ताईफ, Marathi: तैफ़, Russian: Таиф) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also appear as a variant: Taïf. Click here for other potential spellings of Taif.

How Common Is The Last Name Taif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,292nd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 413,337 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Taif live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 74,127th most common first name on earth, borne by 7,515 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 9,992 people, or 1 in 17,879. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 95 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside and Punjab, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and Morocco, where 8 percent reside.

Taif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Taif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taif surname grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Taif surname is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Taif earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taïf923/
Taief89615/
Thaif89140/
Taife8935/
Tayif8923/
Taiff898/
Taizf894/
Taiyf892/
Tajif892/
Taidf891/
Taaif891/
Taifh891/
Taf861,306/
Tif86524/
Tayife80405/
Tahaif80267/
Thaief8013/
Taifeh8011/
Thaaif803/
Thayif803/
Taieef803/
Taiafe802/
Tahiaf801/
Taiefe801/
T'Aief801/
Thaife801/
Taiffe800/
Taib7545,539/
Taft7514,314/
Taff753,196/
Tafe751,167/
Tift751,040/
Taef75505/
Toif75280/
Tauf75264/
Tief75185/
Tafs75140/
Tife75129/
Teif7593/
Tiff7578/
Taiw7524/
Taiv7523/
Teaf7518/
Tayf7517/
Tafh7513/
Thaf7511/
Tasf7511/
Taaf759/
Thif758/
Tatf756/
Tawf755/
Tafp755/
Tiof754/
Tgif752/
Tuif751/
Tifs751/
Htaf751/
Tifh751/
Tijf751/
Tifz751/
Tivf751/
Tiwf751/
Tadf751/
Tajf751/
Htif751/
Tapf750/
Tipf750/
Tagieff7316/
Taieb677,893/
Tayib673,200/
Taffe672,325/
Tayef671,661/
Tifft67850/
Taefh67680/
Taffs67605/
Teaff67476/
Tiffe67396/
Taafe67349/
Tajib67302/
Tayfe67294/
Tahaf67289/
Tayaf67268/
Thaiv67246/
Thoif67199/
Taiib67180/
Taiab67171/
Taftø67136/
Thafe6788/
Tafft6785/
Tieff6784/
Taiyb6772/
Thief6763/
Taufe6751/
Thafh6746/
Taaff6733/
Taiub6731/
Thayf6722/
Taiph6722/
Taiow6714/
Taiev6713/
Taaib6713/
Tajaf6712/
Toyif6710/
Theif679/
Thift678/
Taiob677/
Tehaf677/
Tajiv677/
Thaiw676/
Taeff676/
Tashf675/
Taiiv673/
Tauff673/
Teife673/
Teyaf672/
Tafch672/
Toife672/
Taibh672/
Taiëb672/
Thiff672/
Tuift671/
Teatf671/
Thauf671/
Tawef671/
Tayiv671/
Thife671/
Taiov671/
Taiuv671/
Tafhe671/
Thiof671/
Tiyef671/
Teifs671/
Teisf671/
Taiav671/
Tajef671/
Toiif671/
Tavft671/
Tassf671/
Tayfh671/
Tisfe671/
Thisf671/
Tafsh671/
Tajiw671/
Tawfe671/
Tayft671/
Teizf671/
Tasfp671/
Htaft671/
Htaib671/
Htapf671/
Tauft670/
Tiffs670/
Theaf670/
Taftt670/
Tapft670/
Tisff670/

Taif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﺋﻒaltayf66.67
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻳﻒaltayf33.33
Taif in the Hindi language
ताईफta'ipha64.15
तैफtaipha33.96
Taif in the Marathi language
तैफ़taifa50
ताईफ़ta'ifa50
Taif in the Russian language
Таифtaif-
Taif in the Arabic language
طائفtayf-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taif
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