Tarfi Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Morocco

Tarfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5361:143,25112,770
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Algeria4391:87,99913,517
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Spain901:519,46725,773
Belgium281:410,59442,948
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tarfi (89) may also be a first name.

Tarfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarfi (Hindi: तरफी, Oriya: ତରଫି) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,125th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Tarfi reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 54 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,011,231st most common first name globally, borne by 89 people.

The surname Tarfi is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 143,251. In Iran it is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 85 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 7 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Iran Tarfi occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 29 percent reside and Algeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarfai916/
Tharfi912/
Tarfie910/
Tarfaia83279/
Tarfitt833/
Tarfait832/
Tarfa808,301/
Tarfe801,279/
Terfi80942/
Torfi8098/
Tarfy8021/
Terfie731,940/
Terfai73653/
Thorfi7320/
Tarfeh7317/
Tarfaa735/
Tarfet734/
Tarffe734/
Tarfhe734/
Tarfes733/
Tarfer733/
Tarfee732/
Terfiy731/
Tarfay731/
Tarfej731/
Tarfey730/
Tarfaya671,478/
Tarfeed671/
Torfish670/

Tarfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarfi in the Oriya language
ତରଫିtaraphi-
Tarfi in the Hindi language
तरफीtaraphi50
तारफिtaraphi33.33
तर्फीtarphi16.67

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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 Tarfi
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