Tayif Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tayif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tayif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Tayif (28) may also be a first name.

Tayif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tayif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻳﻒ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tayif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Tayif occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Tayif reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tayif is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 28 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Tayif is most prevalent in: Jambi, where 100 percent live. Besides Indonesia Tayif is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 30 percent live and Mauritania, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayife91405/
Thayif913/
Taif8917,631/
Tayf8917/
Tayib803,200/
Tayef801,661/
Taief80615/
Tayfe80294/
Tayaf80268/
Thaif80140/
Taife8035/
Thayf8022/
Toyif8010/
Taiff808/
Taizf804/
Taiyf802/
Tajif802/
Taidf801/
Tayiv801/
Taaif801/
Tayft801/
Taifh801/
Tayfh801/
Tahaif73267/
Tayfeh7331/
Tayiev7320/
Tayefe7316/
Thayef7315/
Thaief7313/
Taifeh7311/
Taieef733/
Thaaif733/
Taiafe732/
T'Aief731/
Taiefe731/
Tahiaf731/
Tayouf731/
Thaife731/
Tayafe731/
Taiffe730/
Taib6745,539/
Tayb671,694/
Taef67505/
Toif67280/
Tauf67264/
Tief67185/
Teyf6795/
Teif6793/
Tayv6746/
Taiw6724/
Taiv6723/
Teaf6718/
Tagieff6716/
Tayfova673/
Tuif671/
Tayw671/
Tijf671/
Tuyf671/
Tyef671/
Tajf671/

Tayif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tayif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻳﻒaltayf-

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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 Tayif
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