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 surname Tanifi occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanifi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanifi is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Tanifi live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 6 people.
The last name Tanifi is most common in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kerman Province, where 50 percent live and Tehran Province, where 50 percent live. Not including Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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