Tarfa Surname

60,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Tarfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3,3641:10,411812
Nigeria2,1841:81,1095,746
Syria8901:21,6871,545
Algeria8141:47,4598,269
Lebanon3251:17,3452,238
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
United States161:22,653,683662,747
France101:6,642,272293,169
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tarfa (9,382) may also be a first name.

Tarfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarfa (Hindi: तरफा) is found most in Iraq. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tarfa is the 60,657th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 877,912 people. The surname Tarfa is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Tarfa live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. Tarfa is also the 63,972nd most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 9,382 people.

Tarfa is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 3,364 people, or 1 in 10,411. Other than Iraq this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Syria, where 11 percent are found.

Tarfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tarfa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarfa surname grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tarfa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tarfa surname is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

Tarfa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarfah9116/
Tarfas9111/
Tarfai916/
Tarfat915/
Tarfaa915/
Tarfad911/
Tarfay911/
Tarfaya831,478/
Tarfaia83279/
Tarfass83170/
Tarfait832/
Tarrfas831/
Tarfatt830/
Terfa8013,311/
Tarfi801,759/
Tarfe801,279/
Torfa80609/
Tarfy8021/
Tarfo8012/
Thaarfaz771/
Terfai73653/
Terfaa73230/
Terfea7343/
Tarfeh7317/
Tourfa7314/
Terffa7310/
Tarfet734/
Tarffe734/
Tarfhe734/
Tarfes733/
Tarfer733/
Tarfee732/
Terfay732/
Tharfi732/
Torfas731/
Torfah731/
Tarfou731/
Tarfoh731/
Tarfej731/
Terrfa731/
Torfad731/
Tarfey730/
Tarfie730/
Tarfous6761/
Tarphas678/
Tarfitt673/
Tarfoot671/
Tarfeed671/
Tearfop670/

Tarfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarfa in the Hindi language
तरफाtarapha75
तारफाtarapha25

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Footnotes

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