All over the world, Tayf (Tayf 
, Таиф 
) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Tayf is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare unisex name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare female name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. Much less frequently, Tayf is the last name as well as the forename.