Tavafi Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Tavafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8491:90,4399,082
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Tavafi (39) may also be a first name.

Tavafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tavafi is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavafi? popularity and diffusion

Tavafi is the 406,613th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tavafi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Tavafi is also the 1,637,361st most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 90,439. In Iran Tavafi is mostly found in: Gilan Province, where 30 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Armenia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawafi8391/
Tavafa831/
Tawaifi7717/
Tawaefi776/
Tawafit775/
Tawaafi771/
Tabafei771/
Tabafa67424/
Towafi674/
Tevafe670/
Thawafa6214/
Tawaffa629/
Tabafeh622/
Tawaify621/
Towafio621/
Tabafaî621/
Tavefeh621/
Tawaphi621/
Tabafedh571/
Tawaffeu571/

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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 Tavafi
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