Taufek Surname
Approximately 531 people bear this surname
Taufek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 406 | 1:72,646 | 5,249 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Taufek (207) may also be a first name.
Taufek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taufek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taufek (Hindi: तौफीक, Marathi: तौिफॅक) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Taufek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 588,441st most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Taufek reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 629,010th most widely held first name globally It is held by 207 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 406 people, or 1 in 72,646. In Malaysia Taufek is primarily found in: Selangor, where 22 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent live. Excluding Malaysia Taufek exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taufek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taufek in the Hindi language | ||
| तौफीक | tauphika | - |
| Taufek in the Marathi language | ||
| तौिफॅक | tauipheka | 50 |
| तौिफेक | tauipheka | 50 |
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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 Taufek
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