Tharif Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Tharif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tharif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India281:27,395,192354,286
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Tharif (151) may also be a first name.

Tharif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tharif occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tharif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tharif is the 2,605,694th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. Tharif is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Tharif are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 151 people.

The last name Tharif is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 79 percent reside, Bihar, where 11 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 4 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thariff927/
Taharif921/
Tarif918,027/
Thariffe861/
Tasrif831,760/
Tarife831,010/
Tarief83195/
Taraif83123/
Tariff8335/
Taurif8318/
Taarif8312/
Tarrif836/
Thorif834/
Tarift833/
Tareif832/
Tehrif831/
Tahrif831/
Taerif831/
Targif831/
Taroif831/
Tariffe7799/
Tarriff7724/
Tarrife777/
Htasrif775/
Thareef772/
Tasriff772/
Tausrif771/
Tareiff771/
Taroiff771/
Theriff771/
Taharib771/
Taariff771/
Tarib731,817/
Taref73265/
Torif7315/
Terif7310/
Taryf738/
Tariv735/
Tariw731/
Thaureef713/
Tarifova711/
Tahatriv711/
Tareef673,426/
Tarefe67533/
Tariev67198/
Tariph67174/
Tarhib6732/
Tariov6717/
Taraib6717/
Toraif6712/
Taroib676/
Tareff675/
Thoriv673/
Tasref673/
Terief671/
Tahriw671/
Theref671/
Tareft671/
Torife671/
Tereif671/
Tareib671/
Tauref671/
Tarriv671/
Teriff671/
Taaref671/

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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 Tharif
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