Tarfah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tarfah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tarfah (1,144) may also be a first name.
Tarfah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarfah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tarfah is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarfah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tarfah is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Tarfah reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tarfah is also the 235,318th most common forename globally, borne by 1,144 people.
The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran Tarfah is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 55 percent are found, Golestan Province, where 9 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Tarfah exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarfa | 91 | 8,301 | / |
| Tarfas | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tarfai | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tarfat | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tarfaa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Torfah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarfoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarfad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarfay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarfass | 77 | 170 | / |
| Tarfait | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tarrfas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarfatt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Terfa | 73 | 13,311 | / |
| Torfa | 73 | 609 | / |
| Tarfo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Thaarfaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terfai | 67 | 653 | / |
| Terfaa | 67 | 230 | / |
| Terfea | 67 | 43 | / |
| Tourfa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Terffa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tervah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Terfay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tarfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarpho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torfas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terrfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torfad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarfey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tarfous | 62 | 61 | / |
| Tarphas | 62 | 8 | / |
| Tarfoot | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tearfop | 62 | 0 | / |
| Tarfouss | 57 | 2 | / |
| Tearfoss | 57 | 0 | / |
| Torfo | 55 | 13 | / |
| Torfou | 50 | 5 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tarfah
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