Taraf Surname

318,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Morocco

Taraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3381:227,16717,675
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Turkey2181:356,97922,369
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
India371:20,731,497300,213
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Taraf (842) may also be a first name.

Taraf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taraf (Hindi: तरफ, Marathi: तारफ, Oriya: ତରାଫ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taraf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taraf is the 318,279th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,196,893 people. The last name Taraf is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Taraf reside; 38 percent reside in North Africa and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Taraf is also the 281,229th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 842 people.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 227,167. In Iran it is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 53 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Iran Taraf occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Turkey, where 19 percent reside.

Taraf Last Name Statistics demography

Taraf earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarraf9110,160/
Tarafe9110,072/
Taraft91806/
Tarafh91431/
Taraif91123/
Tağraf91104/
Taaraf9111/
Tasraf918/
Tahraf913/
Tarauf912/
Taraff912/
Tatraf911/
Tharaf911/
Tauraf911/
Tarraff8341/
Taharaf833/
Taraffe832/
Tarrafe831/
Tharaaf831/
Tarab802,517/
Tarav80753/
Toraf8039/
Tarof8022/
Taraw8011/
Teraf803/
Tarayfeh7735/
Tarafova777/
Tarafová771/
Tarrab731,297/
Tarova73585/
Terraf73523/
Tarouf73257/
Tarowa7390/
Tarhav7369/
Tairab7368/
Taroff7332/
Touraf7320/
Taraib7317/
Tayrab7316/
Taroof7313/
Toraif7312/
Taraph7312/
Tarabh739/
Torafe737/
Taurab736/
Taraab736/
Tairav736/
Tareaw735/
Torraf734/
Tarauw734/
Tharav733/
Tarasv733/
Tarofe732/
Tareif732/
Tearab732/
Tarhab731/
Taarof731/
Tharaw731/
Taroif731/
Taurav731/
Tatraw731/
Taarav731/
Tauraw730/
Tairova6717,873/
Tayrova67229/
Touraif67174/
Targoff6781/
Taurova6745/
Targova6731/
Tairaph6727/
Tarhova6714/
Tatroff6710/
Tarrova678/
Taraphe678/
Tharaph676/
Tearoff675/
Taharof674/
Taarova673/
Toutraf672/
Tairoff672/
Thahrab671/
Tahraww671/
Thaarav671/
Tahrova671/
Tareiff671/
Tauraph671/
Taroiff671/
Tarreav671/
Tasroof671/
Tharouf671/
Tourafe671/
Tarhaib671/
Taurauv671/
Tasrouf671/
Tairowa671/
Theraff670/

Taraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taraf in the Oriya language
ତରାଫtarapha-
Taraf in the Hindi language
तरफtarapha58.33
तारफtarapha25
तराफtarapha16.67
Taraf in the Marathi language
तारफtarapha35.71
टारफtarapha28.57
तराफtarapha21.43
तरफtarapha14.29

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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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  • 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 Taraf
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