Talaf Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Talaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
India51:153,413,076951,030
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Talaf (98) may also be a first name.

Talaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Talaf (Hindi: तलफ, Marathi: तलफ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Talaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Talaf? popularity and diffusion

Talaf is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Talaf live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Chadic Africa. Talaf is also the 956,749th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 98 people.

The surname Talaf is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon Talaf is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Yemen, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tallaf91487/
Talafe9125/
Taylaf9122/
Tahlaf9112/
Thalaf9110/
Talaif915/
Talatf912/
Taalaf911/
Taslaf911/
Tallafe8334/
Thalaaf832/
Talaife831/
Taliafe830/
Taulaff830/
Talab8018,659/
Talav801,184/
Talaw8011/
Talof803/
Telaf802/
Talafová7758/
Thaalaaf7711/
Talabh738,060/
Taalab732,657/
Talova731,066/
Tallab731,006/
Tealab73402/
Talaab73370/
Tailab73189/
Tatlav73187/
Taloff73103/
Talhab7388/
Talowa7356/
Talaub7331/
Talaph7327/
Talhof7327/
Talaiv7324/
Taulaw7321/
Talaib7316/
Taliab7313/
Tahlav7310/
Talavs738/
Talauv736/
Ta'lab734/
Taulab734/
Telaif734/
Talyaw733/
Taleab733/
Toleaf732/
Talouf732/
Teliaf731/
Tailav731/
Taylab731/
Tahlaw731/
Tallaw731/
Tailaw731/
Taslaw731/
Tallof730/
Tailova671,633/
Thalaab6727/
Taylova6720/
Talhoff6717/
Taulova6713/
Tallouf679/
Tallova677/
Tallowa676/
Tahlova675/
Taa'lab674/
Tayloff673/
Taalova672/
Thalhof671/
Thalova671/
Taallaw671/
Talaaiv671/
Taleife671/
Tealeab671/
Thaalab671/
Taallab671/

Talaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talaf in the Hindi language
तलफtalapha-
Talaf in the Marathi language
तलफtalapha80
तलाफtalapha20

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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 Talaf
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