Talfi Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Talfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 280 | 1:68,543 | 3,124 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talfit | 91 | 5 | / |
| Talfie | 91 | 5 | / |
| Talfei | 91 | 4 | / |
| Taalfi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Talfai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Talfis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taglifi | 83 | 25 | / |
| Tailefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Talfa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Talfy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Talfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tolfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Talfer | 73 | 202 | / |
| Toulfi | 73 | 136 | / |
| Talfee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Talfes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tailfer | 67 | 160 | / |
| Tallfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taglife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thalfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Taillfer | 62 | 17 | / |
| Tolfa | 60 | 420 | / |
| Tolfe | 60 | 13 | / |
| Thalve | 55 | 26 | / |
| Tolfes | 55 | 5 | / |
| Tolfaa | 55 | 3 | / |
| Talpha | 55 | 1 | / |
| Tolfer | 55 | 0 | / |
| Talphe | 55 | 0 | / |
| Tholfer | 50 | 1 | / |
Talfi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Talfi in the Hindi language | ||
| तलफी | talaphi | 65.22 |
| तल्फी | talphi | 26.09 |
| ताल्फ़ी | talfi | 8.7 |
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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
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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 Talfi
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