Tarafi Surname

248,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Tarafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,4011:27,5745,006
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Tarafi (31) may also be a first name.

Tarafi Last Name Facts

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

Tarafi (Marathi: तारासींग) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 248,216th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,551,871 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tarafi reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 31 people.

The last name Tarafi is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,401 people, or 1 in 27,574. In Algeria Tarafi is most numerous in: Bouïra Province, where 61 percent are found, Boumerdès Province, where 38 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarafiy9295/
Tarrafi929/
Tharafi926/
Tarayfi925/
Tarafit922/
Taraifi921/
Tarafio921/
Tahrafi921/
Taraffi921/
Tharrafi861/
Thairafi861/
Tarraffi861/
Tarafe8310,072/
Tarafa83760/
Terafi83131/
Tarofi8347/
Tarefi838/
Torafi836/
Tarrafa7792/
Taraffa7712/
Tourafi7710/
Taroufi779/
Terrafi777/
Tarafey776/
Teraifi774/
Taraffe772/
Tarafes771/
Tarrafe771/
Tareefi771/
Teraffi771/
Tarafer771/
Taraphi771/
Tarayfeh7135/
Tharaphi7111/
Taaroufi7110/
Tarafaya712/
Terraifi712/
Tarroufi711/
Tarefe67533/
Tharaphit67112/
Torafe677/
Terefi675/
Tharaipha674/
Tarofa672/
Tarofe672/
Torafa672/
Taarrafet671/

Tarafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarafi in the Marathi language
तारासींगtarasinga-

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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 Tarafi
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