Thuriaf Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Thuriaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 87 | 1:47,067 | 3,494 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Thuriaf (160) may also be a first name.
Thuriaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thuriaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thuriaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺮﻳﺎﻑ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thuriaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Thuriaf is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Thuriaf are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 725,185th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 160 people.
Thuriaf is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 47,067. In Mauritania Thuriaf is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 71 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 20 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thuriaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thuriaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺮﻳﺎﻑ | tryaf | 84 |
| ﺗﻴﺮﻳﺎﻑ | tyryaf | 16 |
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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 Thuriaf
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