Talifa Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Talifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Talifa (196) may also be a first name.

Talifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Talifa (Arabic: تليفه, Hindi: तलीफा, Marathi: तलीफा) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Talifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Talifa reside; 49 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 648,004th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 196 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and American Samoa, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talifah9224/
Talifai9211/
Tallifa921/
Taloifai8622/
Taleifah861/
Talifi8345/
Talefa8320/
Talify839/
Talufa831/
Talifo831/
Talisfaus800/
Taleifi7735/
Talifer7718/
Tholifa7718/
Tolifah7715/
Talaifi7713/
Thalifi7713/
Talefah771/
Taleife771/
Tolifoa771/
Talaife771/
Thalife771/
Thelifa771/
Taleefa771/
Thalifhi7120/
Tholifah7114/
Taleifeh714/
Tallifer712/
Taileifi712/
Talefe6757/
Talefi6730/
Talefo6720/
Tolife675/
Taillifet673/
Tallaifer673/
Telifo672/
Talufo671/
Taillifer671/

Talifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talifa in the Hindi language
तलीफाtalipha66.67
तलिफाtalipha33.33
Talifa in the Marathi language
तलीफाtalipha66.67
तालीफाtalipha33.33
Talifa in the Arabic language
تليفهtlyfh-

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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
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  • 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 Talifa
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