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

Tarfa (Hindi: तरफा) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,657th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 877,912 people. The last name 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 used first name internationally, held by 9,382 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 3,364 people, or 1 in 10,411. Outside of Iraq it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Syria, where 11 percent reside.

Tarfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Tarfa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tarfa last name 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

  • 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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  • 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 Tarfa
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