Taifa Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Taifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4131:320,21628,115
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Kenya1161:398,10322,333
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
India351:21,916,154310,282
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Taifa (3,687) may also be a first name.

Taifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taifa (Hindi: ताइफा, Russian: Таифа) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taifa? popularity and diffusion

Taifa is the 205,731st most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,614,854 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Taifa are found; 22 percent are found in East Africa and 21 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Taifa is also the 116,185th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,687 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 320,216. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 96 percent reside, Papua, where 3 percent reside and West Nusa Tenggara, where 0 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside.

Taifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Taifa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaifa911,032/
Taifas911,020/
Taiffa9159/
Taifah918/
Taifau915/
Taifai914/
Tayifa913/
Taiafa911/
Taiefa911/
Tafa8932,708/
Tifa894,120/
Thaifah8322/
Tayifah837/
Thaaifa831/
Taiahfa831/
Taifatt831/
Tahaifa831/
Tafat803,487/
Taufa802,724/
Taffa802,574/
Tayfa801,731/
Tafaj801,657/
Tafah801,559/
Taifi801,302/
Tafai80834/
Tafay80340/
Tifas80328/
Tiffa80256/
Taifo80247/
Taify80205/
Tafau80204/
Tivfa80202/
Thifa80177/
Tiefa80148/
Tafea80133/
Tifah80111/
Thafa8097/
Teifa8064/
Tafas8060/
Tafoa8046/
Taife8035/
Tizfa8029/
Toifa8026/
Tuifa8022/
Tafaz8022/
Teafa8015/
Taafa8012/
Taefa809/
Tahfa808/
Tafaa808/
Tifat806/
Tafha805/
Tiofa803/
Tifaa802/
Tawfa802/
Tifai801/
Tasfa801/
Tafad801/
Tafga801/
Tapfa801/
Tifau801/
Tifaz801/
Tihfa801/
Tafaï801/
Tayefa732,361/
Toifah73576/
Tayife73405/
Taffah73318/
Tiffay73197/
Tafaha7387/
Taifoi7368/
Tifeau7345/
Toifai7340/
Taipha7334/
Tiefau7331/
Taifer7327/
Tafach7325/
Tafash7323/
Tyoafa7315/
Thoifa7313/
Tayfha7312/
Tafaya7311/
Taifeh7311/
Taufah7310/
Tiofah7310/
Tafaja739/
Tafa'a739/
Tasfay739/
Tifaut738/
Taiffi738/
Tuifau738/
Tayfah737/
Taufoa737/
Taivah736/
Taiafi735/
Thatfa735/
Tayofa734/
Tisfay734/
Tahafa734/
Tasfai734/
Tieffa734/
Tiffah734/
Taffay734/
Taifou734/
Taufat734/
Thaffa734/
Taffat733/
Tiffea733/
Tafaiz732/
Tafahe732/
Taiafe732/
Thifah731/
Taiefe731/
Taifis731/
Tafaat731/
Taffaa731/
Tafyoa731/
Thiffa731/
Thafoa731/
Tafaia731/
Tafeau731/
Taffoa731/
Tafhad731/
Tafhas731/
Tahyfa731/
Thiofa731/
Tioffa731/
Tuifai731/
Taiefy731/
Taaifi731/
Tifaya731/
Tasfat731/
Thaife731/
Tahfat731/
Taafay731/
Tawfea731/
Taaffa730/
Taiffe730/
Thaieefah715/
Tefa6719,129/
Tafi672,856/
Tafe671,167/
Tayifeh671,126/
Tafo67877/
Tifi67618/
Tafy67250/
Tifo67232/
Thoifah67216/
Tyfa67130/
Tife67129/
Týfa67102/
Tapfaya6752/
Taffaja6733/
Toyifah6720/
Tiffeau6719/
Thifaut6716/
Taufu'a6712/
Tiffaut675/
Taiffou674/
Taffaha674/
Tifault673/
Thahfah673/
Taiphat673/
Tahjiva672/
Tify672/
Tafaggi672/
Taiphas672/
Thaipha671/
Ttaiffi671/
Taefaha671/
Tafgaha671/
Tafahgi671/
Tafà671/
Tahafah671/
Tafeeha671/
Taffash671/
Taffeau671/
Tajiofo671/
Taufaus671/
Tifá671/
Tifé671/
Tteifah671/
Tasfait671/
Thaifhi671/
Taufaha671/
Tjfa671/
Thahfaa671/
Tafj671/
Taffach671/
Taufaid671/
Tieffay670/
Tashfay670/

Taifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taifa in the Hindi language
ताइफाta'ipha47.62
ताईफाta'ipha28.57
तईफाta'ipha14.29
तैफाtaipha9.52
Taifa in the Russian language
Таифаtaifa-

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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 Taifa
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