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

Tharif is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tharif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tharif is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Tharif live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 749,223rd most widely held forename globally, borne by 151 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Tharif is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 79 percent are found, Bihar, where 11 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 4 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent are found.

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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