Tayef Surname

240,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Tayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tayef (1,973) may also be a first name.

Tayef Last Name Facts

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

Tayef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻳﻒ, Marathi: तायेफ) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tayef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 240,763rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,387,445 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tayef live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 170,431st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 1,973 people.

The surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Beside Bangladesh it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayefe9116/
Thayef9115/
Taef89505/
Tayf8917/
Tyef891/
Tayeb8085,482/
Taefh80680/
Taief80615/
Tayfe80294/
Tayaf80268/
Tayif8023/
Thayf8022/
Tayev8020/
Tayew806/
Taeff806/
Taiyf802/
Tiyef801/
Tayfh801/
Tawef801/
Tayft801/
Tajef801/
Tayife73405/
Taweef73315/
Tahyev73249/
Tayeeb73135/
Thayew7339/
Tağyev7332/
Tayfeh7331/
Tayiev7320/
Tayeva7315/
Thaief7313/
Thayev7310/
Taheef739/
Htayeb737/
Thayif733/
Taieef733/
Tauyev732/
Taouef731/
T'Aief731/
Taiefe731/
Tayafe731/
Ttayev731/
Tayouf731/
Taif6717,631/
Tayb671,694/
Teuf671,118/
Taev67667/
Tauf67264/
Teef67189/
Tief67185/
Teyf6795/
Teif6793/
Tyev6777/
Tuef6774/
Tayv6746/
Tağıyev6719/
Teaf6718/
Tagieff6716/
Tayfova673/
Tejf671/
Tuyf671/
Tajf671/
Tayw671/
Toef671/

Tayef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tayef in the Marathi language
तायेफtayepha-
Tayef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻳﻒaltayf66.67
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﺋﻒaltayf33.33

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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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  • 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 Tayef
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