Tarfai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Tarfai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarfai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Tarfai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarfai is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tarfai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarfai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarfai is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Tarfai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tarfai live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. Not including Algeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarfaia92279/
Tarfait922/
Tarfa918,301/
Tarfi911,759/
Terfai83653/
Tarfah8316/
Tarfas8311/
Tarfat835/
Tarfaa835/
Tharfi832/
Tarfae831/
Tarfay831/
Tarfad831/
Tarfie830/
Tarfaya771,478/
Tarfass77170/
Terfaia7723/
Tarfeia773/
Tarfitt773/
Tarrfas771/
Tarfaye771/
Tarfatt770/
Terfa7313,311/
Tarfe731,279/
Terfi73942/
Torfa73609/
Torfi7398/
Tarfy7321/
Thaarfaz711/
Terfie671,940/
Terfaa67230/
Terfea6743/
Thorfi6720/
Tarfeh6717/
Tourfa6714/
Terffa6710/
Tarfet674/
Tarfhe674/
Tarffe674/
Tarfer673/
Tarfes673/
Tarfee672/
Terfay672/
Tarfej671/
Terfiy671/
Torfad671/
Terrfa671/
Torfah671/
Tarfou671/
Torfas671/
Tarfey670/

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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 Tarfai
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