Tanifi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tanifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Tanifi (6) may also be a first name.
Tanifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanifi occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanifi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanifi is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Tanifi are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 6 people.
The surname Tanifi is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 50 percent live and Tehran Province, where 50 percent live. Not including Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent live and Yemen, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagnifiz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanefi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Tanifa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tenifi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanefis | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tonifio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamnife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taneifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangefio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tagnifez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonifa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tanefa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tonife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tenefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanhfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thonifa | 62 | 10 | / |
| Tanhfej | 62 | 3 | / |
| Tanefeu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Tonifer | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tenifeh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thonifaa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Taneffer | 57 | 0 | / |
| Thanuphai | 53 | 55 | / |
| Tenefe | 50 | 59 | / |
| Tañefe | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tanifi
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