Tarafa Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cuba

Tarafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Cuba1581:72,9292,564
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tarafa (45) may also be a first name.

Tarafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarafa (Hindi: ताराफा, Marathi: तरफा, Russian: Тарафа) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tarafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tarafa is the 448,102nd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Tarafa live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 1,125,649. In The United States Tarafa is most numerous in: Florida, where 81 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 3 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 21 percent live and Spain, where 15 percent live.

Tarafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tarafa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarafa surname rose 16,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tarafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tarafa surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Tarafa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarafah92249/
Tarrafa9292/
Tarafas9229/
Taraffa9212/
Tarafat921/
Taraufau86105/
Tarafaya862/
Tarrafas862/
Tarafe8310,072/
Tarafi831,601/
Tarafo8347/
Terafa835/
Tarofa832/
Torafa832/
Tarefa831/
Tarafiy7795/
Tarofah7731/
Tarafás7729/
Taraffo7725/
Tarrafi779/
Tarafey776/
Tharafi776/
Tarayfi775/
Tarrafo775/
Tarafit772/
Taraffe772/
Torafad772/
Tarafes771/
Taraifi771/
Tahrafi771/
Tarafio771/
Tarafoh771/
Tarrafe771/
Tarefah771/
Taraffi771/
Tarafer771/
Teraffa771/
Tarafajová751/
Taroufay7142/
Tarayfeh7135/
Taraphat714/
Tharapha714/
Tharrafi711/
Taraphap711/
Thairafi711/
Taroufat711/
Tarraffi711/
Terefa672,681/
Tarofi6747/
Tharaphap6740/
Torofa6730/
Torafe677/
Torafi676/
Tharaipha674/
Tarofe672/
Taarrafet671/

Tarafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarafa in the Hindi language
ताराफाtarapha-
Tarafa in the Marathi language
तरफाtarapha66.67
तारफाtarapha33.33
Tarafa in the Russian language
Тарафаtarafa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarafa
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