Tarafan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Tarafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Tarafan (140) may also be a first name.

Tarafan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarafan (Hindi: तरफान, Marathi: तरफान) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarafan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Tarafan are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 781,395th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 140 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent are found and Bihar, where 33 percent are found. Other than India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tarafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarafan in the Hindi language
तरफानtaraphana-
Tarafan in the Marathi language
तरफानtaraphana50
तरफनtaraphana50

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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 Tarafan
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