Thafi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Thafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Thafi (47) may also be a first name.

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

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Thafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻓﻲalzafy-
Thafi in the Hindi language
ठफीthaphi-
Thafi in the Marathi language
थफीthaphi-

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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 Thafi
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