Tarfi Surname
Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname
Tarfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 536 | 1:143,251 | 12,770 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Algeria | 439 | 1:87,999 | 13,517 |
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| Spain | 90 | 1:519,467 | 25,773 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name Tarfi (Hindi: तरफी, Oriya: ତରଫି) is found most in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarfi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 230,125th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Tarfi reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 54 percent reside in Mahgreb. Tarfi is also the 1,011,231st most common first name globally. It is borne by 89 people.
The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 143,251. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 85 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 7 percent live and Tehran Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Iran it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 29 percent live and Algeria, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarfai | 91 | 6 | / |
| Tharfi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tarfie | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tarfaia | 83 | 279 | / |
| Tarfitt | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tarfait | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tarfa | 80 | 8,301 | / |
| Tarfe | 80 | 1,279 | / |
| Terfi | 80 | 942 | / |
| Torfi | 80 | 98 | / |
| Tarfy | 80 | 21 | / |
| Terfie | 73 | 1,940 | / |
| Terfai | 73 | 653 | / |
| Thorfi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tarfeh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tarfaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tarfet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tarffe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tarfhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tarfes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tarfer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tarfee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Terfiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarfej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarfey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tarfaya | 67 | 1,478 | / |
| Tarfeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torfish | 67 | 0 | / |
Tarfi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tarfi in the Oriya language | ||
| ତରଫି | taraphi | - |
| Tarfi in the Hindi language | ||
| तरफी | taraphi | 50 |
| तारफि | taraphi | 33.33 |
| तर्फी | tarphi | 16.67 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Tarfi
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