Talfa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Talfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Talfa (29) may also be a first name.

Talfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Talfa (Hindi: तलफा) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Talfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Talfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Talfa reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Talfa is also the 1,951,561st most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

Talfa is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Talfa is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 50 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talfat9163/
Talfai912/
Talfah912/
Thalfah8345/
Talfass838/
Talfi80575/
Tolfa80420/
Talfo8064/
Talfy804/
Talfe801/
Thalfaah772/
Talfer73202/
Tolfat736/
Talfie735/
Talfit735/
Talfei734/
Talfee733/
Tolfaa733/
Taalfi732/
Talpha731/
Tatlfo731/
Talfou731/
Talfot731/
Talfis731/
Talfes731/
Tailfer67160/
Toulfah6747/
Taglifi6725/
Talfouh672/
Tallfer672/
Taglife672/
Talfoud671/
Tailefi671/
Thalfer670/

Talfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talfa in the Hindi language
तलफाtalapha75
तल्फाtalpha25

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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 Talfa
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