Tawfir Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tawfir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tawfir (12) may also be a first name.
Tawfir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawfir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawfir is found in The United Arab Emirates more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawfir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Tawfir live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,290,568. Outside of The United Arab Emirates Tawfir is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafir | 91 | 69 | / |
| Taufir | 83 | 103 | / |
| Tafire | 83 | 100 | / |
| Thafir | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tafhir | 83 | 3 | / |
| Taifir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tahfir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafuir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tasfir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tafier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taffire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafer | 73 | 2,297 | / |
| Tafre | 73 | 303 | / |
| Tofir | 73 | 199 | / |
| Tefir | 73 | 144 | / |
| Tafyr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taiwefer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tafere | 67 | 15,605 | / |
| Taufer | 67 | 1,569 | / |
| Tapfer | 67 | 242 | / |
| Taffer | 67 | 210 | / |
| Tayfer | 67 | 64 | / |
| Toufir | 67 | 50 | / |
| Thafer | 67 | 36 | / |
| Taifer | 67 | 27 | / |
| Toffir | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thofir | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tajfer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Taphir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Taffre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tafert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafeer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Towfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teffir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taifre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tefier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tawfir
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