Thafi Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Thafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Thafi (47) may also be a first name.
Thafi Demographics
Average Thafi Salary in
South Africa
R 25,944
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: ठफी, Marathi: थफी) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Thafi live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 47 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 100 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 21 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.
Thafi Last Name Statistics demography
Thafi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.08% less than the national average, earning R 25,944 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻓﻲ | alzafy | - |
| Thafi in the Hindi language | ||
| ठफी | thaphi | - |
| Thafi in the Marathi language | ||
| थफी | thaphi | - |
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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 Thafi
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