Talfi Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Mali

Talfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2801:68,5433,124
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Benin241:430,65030,545
France71:9,488,960336,266
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Talfi (81) may also be a first name.

Talfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Talfi (Hindi: तलफी) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Talfi? popularity and diffusion

Talfi is the 554,308th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Talfi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Chadic Africa. Talfi is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.

It is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 68,543. In Niger Talfi is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 83 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 13 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Niger it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 45 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talfit915/
Talfie915/
Talfei914/
Taalfi912/
Talfai912/
Talfis911/
Taglifi8325/
Tailefi831/
Talfa808/
Talfy804/
Talfe801/
Tolfi801/
Talfer73202/
Toulfi73136/
Talfee733/
Talfes731/
Tailfer67160/
Tallfer672/
Taglife672/
Thalfer670/
Taillfer6217/
Tolfa60420/
Tolfe6013/
Thalve5526/
Tolfes555/
Tolfaa553/
Talpha551/
Tolfer550/
Talphe550/
Tholfer501/

Talfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talfi in the Hindi language
तलफीtalaphi65.22
तल्फीtalphi26.09
ताल्फ़ीtalfi8.7

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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 Talfi
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