Takif Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Takif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Takif (11) may also be a first name.

Takif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takif (Hindi: ताकिफ, Marathi: ताकीफ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Takif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Takif are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Takif is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Takif is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 14 percent reside and Morocco, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takiff9174/
Taukif9124/
Takhif919/
Takief911/
Tackif911/
Tahakif835/
Taqif80413/
Takiv8010/
Tokif801/
Takiev73645/
Thaqif73113/
Takefe7343/
Tajkef7311/
Takiew734/
Takiwh731/
Takaiw731/
Toukif731/
Takeef731/
Takhiv731/
Taukiv731/
Takaib731/
Tackeff6730/
Taikeff6715/
Takhiev6713/
Taykiev675/
Taukiev673/
Thakiew672/
Takhiew672/
Taukiph671/

Takif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takif in the Hindi language
ताकिफtakipha-
Takif in the Marathi language
ताकीफtakipha-

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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 Takif
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